The Daniel Defoe BBC radio drama collection

hree lively retellings of Daniel Defoe?s classic novels, plus two bonus programmes about his extraordinary life and far-reaching influence. Robinson Crusoe and His Farther AdventuresAn imaginative blend of the famous castaway tale and its lesser-known sequel, this thrilling drama sees Crusoe setting sail for the far north.

Facing danger in the Siberian wastes, he keeps terror at bay by telling his companions campfire tales of his many adventures on his beloved island. Moll FlandersWhen Daniel Defoe meets Elizabeth Atkins in Newgate jail, she recounts her stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches life that took her from prostitution to prosperity - but culminated in destitution.

Inspired, Defoe mixes fact and fiction to reinvent her as one of his most engaging characters: Moll Flanders.

A Journal of the Plague YearWriting a fictional journal of the Great Plague of 1665, Defoe soon comes to be haunted by the characters he is conjuring.