Main content

25 January 1916 - Bob Capeling

On this day, a conference on shell shock began at the Royal Society of Medicine, and Bob Capeling finds himself in difficulties at the Bevan.

On this day a conference on shell shock began at the Royal Society of Medicine, and Bob Capeling finds himself in difficulties at the Bevan.

Written by Claudine Toutoungi
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each 蜜芽传媒 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?

2 months left to listen

11 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Jan 2016 12:04
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 FM

More episodes

Previous

22 January 1916 - Isabel Graham

Next

26 January 1916 - Kitty Lumley

See all episodes from 蜜芽传媒 Front

  • Bob is a porter at The Bevan Military Hospital.

Credits

Bob Capeling Joe Sims
Marion Wardle Laura Elphinstone
Nell Kingsley Alice St Clair
Millie Mumford Jessica Turner
Edie Chadwick Kathryn Beaumont
Carl Larkin Richard Pepple
Patrick Bunting Jack Ashton
Beryl Roche Rebecca Hamilton
Writer Claudine Toutoungi
Director Allegra McIlroy

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Jan 2016 12:04
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 FM

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of 蜜芽传媒 Front.

Podcast

  • 蜜芽传媒 Front

    Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.