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Radio 4,07 Jun 2017,11 mins

7 June 1917 - Isabel Graham

Home Front

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On this day in 1917, in the early hours of the morning, people as far away as Dublin were woken by the detonation of Messines Ridge, the biggest man-made explosion in history. In Folkestone, it's deafening. Singers ..... Nancy Cole, Ksynia Loeffler, Stephen Jeffes, Tom Raskin, Charles Gibbs Organ - David Smith Written by Katie Hims Singers conducted by Sam Evans Sound: Martha Littlehailes Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

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