A Sense Of Things Moving Forward

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Craig Warner - A Sense of Things Moving Forward

Drama: Historical

28/04/2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Craig Warner - A Sense of Things Moving Forward

Can Grand Admiral Colon’s discoveries in the New World satisfy Queen Isabella of Spain?

Can Grand Admiral Colon’s discoveries in the New World satisfy the desires of Queen Isabella of Spain? Stars Ben Kingsley. 

The true and historical tragedy of the Very Magnificent Lord Don Cristobal Colon, Grand Admiral of the Ocean Sea. 

What was the first "American Dream"?

What did Christopher Columbus hope to achieve when he landed in the New World?

And how did his notable voyage alter the course of his own life?

Ben Kingsley stars in Craig Warner’s play about God and Gold.

Don Cristobal Colon    ......    Ben Kingsley 
Isabella, Queen of Spain    ......    Frances Barber 
Father Luis de Torres    ......    Simon Russell Beale 
Martin Alonso Pinzon    ......    Patrick Malahide 
Anacaona    ......    Constance Chapman 
Guacanagari    ......    Hedley Goodall 
Vincente Pinzon    ......    David Plimmer 
Beatriz Perestrello    ......    Denise Bryer 
Page    ......    Craig Edwards
Arawak Woman     ......    Juliet Prew

Producer: Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.

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