ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Front Podcast
Drama serial tracking the fortunes of a group of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.
Episodes to download
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8 January 1915 - Alice Macknade
Thu 8 Jan 2015
The Folkestone community mourns the loss of one of its missing.
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7 January 1915 - Ivy Layton
Wed 7 Jan 2015
At Folkestone's Pleasure Gardens Theatre, someone is in for a surprise.
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6 January 1915 - Jack Wilson
Tue 6 Jan 2015
A couple of visitors descend on the Wilsons, one more welcome than the other.
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5 January 1915 - Isabel Graham
Mon 5 Jan 2015
The women of Folkestone struggle to help returning soldiers suffering from frostbite.
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2 January 1915 - Ivor Davies
Fri 2 Jan 2015
The recruitment drive is bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple.
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New Year's Day 1915 - Sylvia Graham
New Year's Day 2015
A New Year with new prospects. A fresh start might be just what the Graham household needs
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New Year's Eve 1914 - Albert and Florrie Wilson
Wed 31 Dec 2014
Can the Wilsons draw a line under the terrible events of 1914?
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30 December 1914 - Esme Macknade
Tue 30 Dec 2014
Esme desperately needs a friend, and finds one in an unexpected place.
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29 December 1914 - Joe Macknade
Mon 29 Dec 2014
England cricketer Colin Blythe arrives on a recruitment drive in Folkestone.
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25 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood
Christmas Day 2014
At St Jude's Vicarage, not everyone is feeling the festive spirit.
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24 December 1914 - Joe Macknade
Christmas Eve 2014
It is Christmas Eve, and one keen young man has an appointment to keep.
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23 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham
Tue 23 Dec 2014
The Christmas tea for the Belgian wounded does not go entirely to plan.
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22 December 1914 - Phyllis Marshall
Mon 22 Dec 2014
Amidst a surge in drunken soldiers in town, a more refined visitor arrives at the station.
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19 December 1914 - Alice Macknade
Fri 19 Dec 2014
A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds a change in their fortunes.
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18 December 1914 - Mervyn Harris
Thu 18 Dec 2014
Maisie Plackett takes very seriously the question 'Is your best boy in khaki?'.
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17 December 1914 - Archie Tulliver
Wed 17 Dec 2014
The recruitment drive takes a new and charming turn on the streets of Folkestone.
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16 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood
Tue 16 Dec 2014
The day's events make Reverend Ralph Winwood question his own authority.
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15 December 1914 - Hilary Pearce
Mon 15 Dec 2014
A surprise visitor at Folkestone Town Hall shakes Hilary Pearce's easy confidence.
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12 December 1914 - Norman Harris
Fri 12 Dec 2014
Epic drama series set in Britain during the First World War.
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11 December 1914 - Isabel Graham
Thu 11 Dec 2014
Despite the best of intentions, things do not go to plan for Reverend Winwood.
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9 December 1914 - Ivy Layton
Tue 9 Dec 2014
The Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone prepares for its variety show.
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8 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood
Mon 8 Dec 2014
A newcomer spells trouble for the inhabitants of St Jude's.
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5 December 1914 - Joe Macknade
Fri 5 Dec 2014
Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home?
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4 December 1914 - Jessie Moore
Thu 4 Dec 2014
Jessie wants to do her bit for the war effort, but she cannot seem to find anything to do.
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3 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood
Wed 3 Dec 2014
All is not well in the Winwood household, but Ralph cannot fathom why.
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2 December 1914 - Kitty Lumley
Tue 2 Dec 2014
No news is good news, but for Kitty, good news is devastating.
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1 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham (Season 2 start)
Mon 1 Dec 2014
The Graham household prepares for an arrival.
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3 October 1914 - Florrie Wilson
Fri 3 Oct 2014
In the last Season 1 episode, the Wilson family wave Victor off to war. Another lost boy.
The Characters
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Front.