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25-29 January 1916

In the week when President Woodrow Wilson declared, 'The world is on fire, and sparks are likely to drop anywhere', pressures begin to tell at the Bevan hospital too.

In the week when President Woodrow Wilson declared "The world is on fire, and sparks are likely to drop anywhere", pressures begin to tell at the Bevan hospital too.

Written by Claudine Toutoungi
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Story-led by Shaun McKenna
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

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Thu 31 Mar 2016 03:00
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Adam Wilson Billy Kennedy
Adeline Lumley Helen Schlesinger
Alec Poole Tom Stuart
Beryl Roche Rebecca Hamilton
Bob Capeling Joe Sims
Carl Larkin Richard Pepple
Dorothea Winwood Rachel Shelley
Dr Streatfield Chris Pavlo
Edie Chadwick Kathryn Beaumont
Gabriel Graham Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary Pearce Craige Els
Ivy Layton Lizzy Watts
Kitty Lumley Ami Metcalf
Marion Wardle Laura Elphinstone
Millie Mumford Jessica Turner
Nell Kingsley Alice St Clair
Olive Hargreaves Rhiannon Neads
Patrick Bunting Jack Ashton
Phyllis Marshall Christine Absalom
Ruby Tulliver Martine McCutcheon
Sylvia Graham Joanna David
Victor Lumley Joel MacCormack
Private Bunce Ewan Bailey
Private Fynn Caolan McCarthy
Private Kelly Leo Wan
Private Lensfield George Watkins
Writer Claudine Toutoungi
Director Allegra McIlroy

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  • Wed 30 Mar 2016 10:00
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