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12 July 1918 - Hector Gidley
On this day in 1918, over 600 people were killed in an explosion on-board the Japanese ship Kawachi, and on Dartmoor Hector Gidley arrives to see an apparently authentic re-enactment of battle.
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Ciaran Bermingham
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.
Last on
Thu 12 Jul 2018
12:04
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Owner of Deanscombe Quarry, Hector appreciates efficiency.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Hector Gidley | Brian Protheroe |
| Arthur Hurst | Mark Heap |
| Gabriel Graham | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Clarence Ogden | David Sterne |
| Howard Argent | Gunnar Cauthery |
| Moses Wickens | Ed Gaughan |
| Cora Gidley | Joanna Monro |
| Isaac Cox | James Lailey |
| Writer | Sebastian Baczkiewicz |
| Director | Ciaran Bermingham |
| Series Editor | Jessica Dromgoole |
Broadcast
- Thu 12 Jul 2018 12:04ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
The Characters
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Front.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Front
Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
