Robinson Crusoe

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Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe: Episode 1

Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe, Episode 1

Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.

After ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island. Stars Roy Marsden and Tom Bevan.

Against the advice of his family, Robinson Crusoe is set on a life of adventure.

Daniel Defoe’s epic tale.

Starring Roy Marsden and Tom Bevan. 

Dramatised in two parts by Steve Chambers

Older Robinson    ......    Roy Marsden
Younger Robinson    ......    Tom Bevan
Wells    ......    Gerard McDermott 
Crusoe's Father    ......    John Rowe
Crusoe's Mother    ......    Jenny Lee 
Captain    ......    Christopher Wright 
Jack    ......    Iwan Thomas

Director: Marion Nancarrow

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

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Dramatisation of Daniel Defoe's castaway classic stars Roy Marsden

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