Treasure Island

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Buster Merryfield, Full Cast, Iain Cuthbertson, Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd and Iain Cuthbertson star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic swashbuckling tale. Having outwitted a band of pirates to obtain a map disclosing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure, Young Jim sets sail for Treasure Island. But the crew of the Hispaniola are not what they seem. Revealing themselves as another gang of cut throats, led by the villainous Long John Silver, they are hell-bent on seizing both the ship and the treasure. Will they succeed? The struggle of Young Jim and his friends as they do battle on the high seas is thrillingly played out in this full-bodied production starring Jack Shepherd, Iain Cuthbertson, Buster Merryfield and James McPherson as young Jim Hawkins.© and (P)1996 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

A great performance of classic fiction.

Listened to this with my sons in the car (ages 8 and 11). We all loved it. The performers do a great job. The "pirate talk" is well rendered and brings the story alive. A couple of major changes from the book, but that's Ok. We will try an unabridged version next. I thought this was well worth listening to. Set sail to Treasure Island!!!

Classically screwed up the audio

I tried so hard to enjoy this. I was mentally present and awake and aware it is so hard to follow because it’s not red like a story it’s like listening to the audio of a live play and you don’t know what’s going on.