Ep385 – The Barnbow Disaster – Antony Bell

Mentioned in Dispatches by Dr Tom Thorpe, Western Front Association

Jun 15, 202600:34:47Government & Organizations

In this podcast, Antony Bell discusses the historical background to his novel A Penny a Shell, focusing on the 1916 Barnbow munitions factory explosion. He explores the lives of the women workers, known as the Barnbow La...

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