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8-12 August 1916 (Season 8 start)

In the week in 1916 when the film The Battle of the Somme set box offices records for British cinema, extraordinary good fortune disrupts the lives of the Graham household.

The first omnibus edition of ±«Óãtv Front's Season 8: In the week in 1916 when the film The Battle of the Somme set box offices records for British cinema, extraordinary good fortune disrupts the lives of the Graham household.

Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

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

SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each ±«Óãtv Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

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58 minutes

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Thu 1 Dec 2016 03:00
±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Esme Macknade Katie Angelou
Edie Chadwick Kathryn Beaumont
Martha Elizabeth Bennett
Isabel Graham Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Argent Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade Claire Louise Cordwell
Sylvia Graham Joanna David
Fredo Franzoni Giovanni del Vecchio
Grace Cavendish Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle Laura Elphinstone
Danny Tom Forrister
Connie Cavendish Felix Lailey
Kitty Lumley Ami Metcalf
Johnnie Marshall Paul Ready
Dorothea Winwood Rachel Shelley
Maggie Macknade Hollie Thoupos
Postman Nick Underwood
Mayor Penfold John Woodvine
Hugh Cavendish Alex Wyndham
Writer Sarah Daniels
Director Jessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 12 Aug 2016 21:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4
  • Wed 30 Nov 2016 10:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 30 Nov 2016 15:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 1 Dec 2016 03:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra

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