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Marius Goring in ' FAVOR ISLAND'

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by W. S. Merwin
Production by Douglas Cleverdon from contemporary sources
Favor Island is a sea story based on a historical event. It portrays the voyage of an English ship in 1710, the loss of the vessel, and the effects of privation on the survivors wrecked on a small island off the coast of New England.

Contributors

Unknown:
W. S. Merwin
Production By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Captain John Monk:
Marius Goring
Mr Bracknell, a merchant:
Carleton Hobbs
Nicholas Short, mate:
Stephen Jack
George Cawley, bos'n:
Rolf Lefebvre
Paul Fulham, carpenter:
Norman Shelley
William Thorpe, cook:
Alan Reid
The Captain's boy:
M Westbury
Peter Soodsma, seaman:
Jonathan Field
Luke MacKay, seaman:
John Cazabon
John Eccles, seaman:
Denis Quilley
Anthony Wright, seaman:
Brian Haines
An old man:
Arthur Young
Narrator:
Hugh Burden
Songs arranged by:
Archie Harradine
Source: Radio Times

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