{"product_id":"2940169214840","title":"Home Front, Volume Two: The Complete BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries 6-10 of the epic BBC Radio 4 drama charting life on the home front during the First World War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e amp;mdash; plus special episode \u003ci\u003eHome Front: A Lightening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst heard on radio between 4 August 2014 and 9 November 2018, each episode of \u003ci\u003eHome Front\u003c\/i\u003e is set exactly one hundred years before the broadcast date, and each follows one character's day. Together they create a mosaic of experience from a wide cross-section of society, mixing historical fact with enthralling fiction to explore how ordinary people coped with daily life in wartime Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe resume the story in Folkestone, where hospital staff face pressure to return wounded men to duty as conscription is introduced. Zeppelin bombs leave residents jumpy, and 'spy fever' is at a pitch as the Secret Service comes to town. Food shortages begin to bite amp;mdash; and the town is rocked by Britain's first ever air raid, causing the greatest number of civilian casualties of the war to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe also meet the residents of Ashburton, Devon, where the future of Isaac Cox's family hangs in the balance as old feuds are reignited at Halecot Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tynemouth, paranoia is rife and emotions run high for those at Marshall's factory. The repercussions of a devastating explosion ripple through people's lives, but they face the future with fortitude, taking small but courageous steps forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTackling themes including nursing and casualties, conscription and objection, espionage and propaganda, xenophobia and suspicion and the church and class are some of radio's foremost dramatists including Richard Monks, Mike Walker and Sarah Daniels. Among the extensive cast are Martine McCutcheon, Anton Lesser, Maggie Steed and Gunnar Cauthery. Also included is \u003ci\u003eHome Front: A Lightening\u003c\/i\u003e, a special 45-minute episode marking the centenary of Britain's first Gotha Air Raid, which devastated Folkestone on 25 May 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161499123952,"sku":"2940169214840","price":21.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169214840_p0.jpg?v=1769894359","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169214840","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}