AustLit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'In 1629, the Dutch ship Batavia was wrecked on islands off Western Australia. In the ensuing mayhem over 120 passengers were slaughtered by mutineers before a rescue ship could arrive. When the veneer of civilisation was destroyed, what drove those who survived?'
Source:
Radio Times, 7 September 2000, p.131.
Production Details
-
Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 15 September 2000, from 9pm.
Director: Alison Hindell.
Cast members included Penny Downie (Lucretia), Oliver Ryan (Jan), John Woodvine (Pelsaert), Andrew Wincott (Cornelisz), Rhodri Hugh (Jacobsz), and Adrienne O'Sullivan (Zwaantie).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Last amended 25 Jan 2018 08:59:33
Settings:
- Western Australia,
- 1629
Export this record
