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Laurie Lee - I Call Me Adam

4 Extra Debut. The story of the fugitive crewmen of the Bounty, as they try to create a new life on the island of Pitcairn. Stars Ralph Truman.

The story of the fugitive crewmen of The Bounty, as they try to create a new life on the island of Pitcairn. Stars Ralph Truman.

A bloodthirsty take on what happened to Fletcher Christian and the crew after the mutiny. Lee even penned a 'foreword' for the drama, explaining: "I had always wanted to write a play of this story, but not as a history of Pitcairn. What I've tried to do here is to adapt the legend - which reads like some primitive saga - and to extend the theme in more general terms, to make it anywhere, anytime."

First broadcast on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Third Programme in 1959.

1 hour, 20 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Jun 2014 04:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Jun 2014 06:00
  • Sat 21 Jun 2014 16:00
  • Sun 22 Jun 2014 04:00

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