Home Front - 5 February 1916 - Florrie Wilson

5 February 1916 - Florrie Wilson

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On this day, it was proposed that munitions workers be exempted from the conscription bill, and tiredness and grief give Florrie Wilson a very short fuse.

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home 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?

Published on Friday, 5th February 2016.

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