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All episodes are available to listen to as podcasts and via the Home Front website – find daily episodes here and omnibus editions here. Each omnibus is made up of five 11-minute episodes.
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Home Front. Find out who's who in Home Front.
Omnibus editions of the epic drama series tracking the fortunes of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.
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Evacuation
Evacuation plans had been in preparation well before the outbreak of war. Small-scale evacuation of women and children were carried out in September 1938 but the real evacuation began in September 1939. The government had planned to evacuate about three million people but in the end only one million left home. A few hours after the war was declared on 3 September 1939, almost all of them had been evacuated from the danger areas to the reception areas.
Air raids
The biggest danger came from air raids. Air raids meant both danger and disruption. 60,595 civilians died as a result of enemy action in the UK. Homes, workplaces and public buildings were destroyed. Streets were subject to the ‘blackout’ – lighting restrictions – and the ban on street lighting caused a huge rise in car accidents. Volunteers were needed to be trained in civil defence duties. These included fire-fighting, first aid and ambulance driving. Civilians were instructed in how to pro...
Workers
The working lives of most of the adult population changed with the outbreak of war. To fight the war, men aged between 18 and 41 were needed in the navy and army. This would take them away from their jobs in factories and farms. To fill the shortage, women were recruited for jobs previously done by men. Women worked in the factories, constructing weapons and many others joined the Land Army to work on farms.
In this lesson, students look at a series of posters, pictures and leaflets designed to persuade the public to support the war effort on the home front. Teachers may wish for the students to work in pairs or small groups on individual sources and report back to the group. The first source examined by the students is a ‘Dig for Plenty Poster’ to enc...
West Indies Calling (1944) Film about the contribution of West Indians to the war at home and abroad. Public information films from Second World War MOI Reports The website holds the Home Intelligence Reports of the Second World War which include regular surveys of public opinion on events, policies and the state of morale on the home front. Mostly...
Home Front is a British radio drama, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 4 August 2014 [1] and 11 November 2018. [2] Based on historical events exactly one hundred years before the date of broadcast, Home Front tells the story of World War I from the perspective of those managing life in wartime
How to unlock the Historian achievement in Homefront: Find all 61 News Pickups in the Single Player Campaign. This achievement is worth 30 Gamerscore.
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Nov 13, 2018 · Based variously in the southern English seaside town of Folkestone, the north-eastern shipbuilding centre of Tynesmouth and Devon in England’s west country – it brings to life crucial changes in...
