Home Front - 19 January 1917 - Marion Wardle
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On this day in 1917, a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown, East London, killed 73 workers, and damaged 70,000 properties, and in North Shields, Marion is still shaken by recent events.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Published on Thursday, 19th January 2017.
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