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20 May 1916 - Cyrus Colville

An air raid on Kent destroys a public house, while in the county tribunal in Exeter, Cyrus Colville is on fiery form.

On this day in 1916, an air raid on Kent destroyed a public house, while in the County Tribunal in Exeter, Cyrus Colville is on fiery form.

Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each 91热爆 Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

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Fri 20 May 2016 12:04
91热爆 Radio 4 FM

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Credits

Cyrus Colville Anton Lesser
Alexander Gidley Matthew Beard
Bertram Colville Nick Underwood
Burroughs Sargon Yelda
Edwin Lloyd Finn den Hertog
Marcus Goodridge Max Bennett
Tobias Holden Toby Bryant
William Fulford Ryan Coath
Mrs Taylor Claire Sellers
Selleck Ewan Bailey
Writer Richard Monks
Director Allegra McIlroy

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  • Fri 20 May 2016 12:04
    91热爆 Radio 4 FM

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Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of 91热爆 Front.

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  • 91热爆 Front

    Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.