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Story Time: Westward Ho!: 1: The Promise

on BBC Home Service Basic

by Charles Kingsley, dramatised for radio in thirteen episodes by Howard Agg

Into Bideford one bright morning in 1575 came John Oxenham, adventurer and explorer, full of tales about gold on the Spanish Main and the exploits of Drake. To young Amyas Leigh, a school-boy, he offers the challenge of 'Westward Ho!'

Sailors played by Hubert Tucker and Robert Bashford

from the West of England

Contributors

Author:
Charles Kingsley
Dramatised by:
Howard Agg
Producer:
Brian Miller
Storyteller:
Antony Viccars
John Oxenham:
David Lawton
Salvation Yeo:
Norman Tyrrell
Amyas Leigh:
Jeffry Wickham
Sir Richard Grenville:
Stephen Jack
Mrs Leigh:
Ruth Porcher
Mr Leigh:
Antony Viccars
Mr Brimblecombe:
Robert Bashford
Sailors played by:
Hubert Tucker
Sailors played by:
Robert Bashford

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