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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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58 minutes

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Thu 13 Apr 2017 03:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

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

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Jan 2017 21:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Wed 12 Apr 2017 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 12 Apr 2017 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 13 Apr 2017 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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