A series of ten programmes about the impact of Europe on the Indies during the Era of the Companies 1600-1824 1: The Voyage Out
How the ships were prepared, how the six months' voyage was sometimes successfully accomplished, and how the passengers endured the perils of the deep.
Presented by JOHN HARRISON of the School of Oriental and African Studies, with the help of diaries and journals of the time.
Produced by HUGH PURCELL
(Rptd: Saturday, 11.30 am, R4)