16-20 January 1917
In the week in 1917 when a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown killed 73 workers, the after effects of the Marshalls explosion are still rippling through Tyneside.
In the week in 1917 when a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown, East London, killed 73 workers, and damaged 70,000 properties, the aftereffects of the Marshalls factory explosion are still rippling through every level of people's lives in Tyneside.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Marshall | Christine Absalom |
| Jean Claude Lengela | Fiston Barek |
| Edie Chadwick | Kathryn Beaumont |
| Isabel Graham | Keely Beresford |
| Postman | John Bowler |
| Evelina White | Rosie Cavaliero |
| Josseff al-Assadi | Paul Chahidi |
| Gladys Lynch | Elaine Claxton |
| Sylvia Graham | Joanna David |
| Marion Wardle | Laura Elphinstone |
| Lester Reed | Trevor Fox |
| Ada Stokoe | Hannah Genesius |
| Thomas Dixon | Neil Grainger |
| JJ Saltz | John Guerrasio |
| Squeezebox | Colin Guthrie |
| Iris Reed | Charlie Hardwick |
| Cressida Marshall | Bettrys Jones |
| Gregory | Luke MacGregor |
| Kitty Lumley | Ami Metcalf |
| Stanley Hobbs | David Nellist |
| DR Walker | Ellie Piercy |
| Matron | Colleen Prendergast |
| Vincent Surtees | Shaun Prendergast |
| Adeline Lumley | Helen Schlesinger |
| Alan Lowther | David Seddon |
| Joyce Lyle | Tracy Whitwell |
| Daisy Jenkins | Hannah Wood |
| Stella | Morgan Armstrong |
| Ray | Cole Wealleans-Watts |
| Cristine | Ysabelle Cooper |
| Gussie | Grace Doherty |
| Beatrice | Eviee Lavery |
| Rosamund | Albee Hunter MacKinnon |
| Writer | Sarah Daniels |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
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Fri 20 Jan 2017 21:00±«Óãtv Radio 4- Wed 12 Apr 2017 10:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 12 Apr 2017 15:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 13 Apr 2017 03:00±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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