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Defoe

Defoe: Merchant, Writer, Convict, Spy

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Throughout his life Daniel Defoe was never far from trouble and died hiding from creditors. Philip Palmer's biographical drama tells the story of a man trying to survive in an extremely hard world; of how he wrote his way out of trouble in prison, came to the attention of one of the most powerful men in England, and became a spy for the government in the lead up to the Act of Union.

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko. Show less

Contributors

Daniel Defoe:
Ben Miles
Mary Defoe:
Niamh Cusack
Robert Harley:
Pip Torrens

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Defoe

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