 The Master Of Ballantrae

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 The Master of Ballantrae

RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae: 1. The Unwelcome Return

The Master Of Ballantrae

1. The Unwelcome Return

RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae

BBC Radio 4 Extra - RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae, 1. The Unwelcome Return

A buccaneering tale of a family with divided loyalties during the Jacobite uprising.

A buccaneering tale of a family with divided loyalties during the Jacobite uprising. Stars David Rintoul and Liam Brennan.

Two brothers, James and Henry Durie, engage in a bitter struggle over money, power and love.

Dark and dramatic adventure set in 18th-century Scotland and America. 

After the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the Master flees Scotland for a life of piracy, buried treasure and murder...

Starring David Rintoul and Liam Brennan.

Robert Louis Stevenson's buccaneering tale, first published in 1889.

Dramatised in two parts by Chris Dolan. 

James Durie …. David Rintoul
Henry Durie …. Liam Brennan
Ephraim McKellar …. John Shedden
Alison Graeme …. Vicki Liddelle
Chevalier Burke …. Patrick Moy 
Captain Teach …. John Kazek
Dutton …. Simon Tait
Jess Broun …. Lesley Hart
Lord Durrisdeer …. Tom Fleming

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

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Robert Louis Stevenson's buccaneering tale of family division in Jacobite times

Robert Louis Stevenson's buccaneering tale of family division in Jacobite times. Stars David Rintoul and Liam Brennan

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