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6 December 1917 - Joyce Lyle
11 minutes Posted Dec 6, 2017 at 12:15 pm.
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On this day in 1917, French munitions ship the SS Mont-Blanc blew up in Halifax, Canada injuring 10,000 people and killing 2000 - the largest manmade explosion in history up until that point. And in Tynemouth Joyce is in a volatile frame of mind.

Written by Caroline Horton

Directed by Ciaran Bermingham
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.