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25 May 1917 - Kitty Lumley
On this day in 1917, Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid, and Tontine Street in Folkestone is packed with shoppers preparing for Whitsun weekend.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Last on
Thu 25 May 2017
12:04
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Margaret Care is a descendant of one of those killed in the 1917 Folkestone air raid.
Britain's first Gotha air raid
marks the centenary of the first air raid on Britain which devastated Folkestone on 25 May 1917
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Kitty Lumley | Ami Metcalf |
| Ernie Moore | Sean Connolly |
| Hilda Moore | Bella Hamblin |
| Ralph Winwood | Nicholas Murchie |
| Alfred Vane | Charlie Clements |
| May Arnold | Lois Chimimba |
| Claude Crombie | Luke Newberry |
| Eve | Amelda Brown |
| Evelina White | Rosie Cavaliero |
| Switchboard | Chetna Pandya |
| Writer | Sarah Daniels |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
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- Thu 25 May 2017 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
The Characters
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front
Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
