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30 December 1916 - Lester Reed
On this day in 1916, the Allies rejected the German peace proposals as 'less an offer of peace than a war manoeuvre', and in Tynemouth, Lester Reed stirs up the fighting spirit.
On this day in 1916, the Allies formally rejected the German peace proposals as "less an offer of peace than a war manoeuvre", and in Tynemouth, Lester Reed stirs up the fighting spirit in those at home.
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Last on
Fri 30 Dec 2016
12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Get to know toyshop proprietor Lester Reed.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Lester Reed | Trevor Fox |
| Iris Reed | Charlie Hardwick |
| Timothy Ryker | Leon Scott |
| Dr Banks | John Bowler |
| Fraser Chadwick | Edmund Wiseman |
| Kenny Stokoe | Dean Logan |
| Squeezebox | Colin Guthrie |
| Writer | Shaun McKenna |
| Director | Allegra McIlroy |
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Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front.
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Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
