BBC R4 - John Masefield's 'Jim Davis'
Adapted by Ray Herman
Music by David Fleming-Williams
Produced by Caroline Smith
Broadcast January, 1990
Coded from tape at 128/44.1

High Seas Adventure set in the early 1800s

A young lad witnesses Devonshire smugglers at work and
becomes caught up in their dangerous world of excise men,
secret caves, and illicit cargos.

Publisher's Blurb
Jim Davis is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy whose life takes
a terrifying turn when he stumbles upon a ring of bloodthirsty
pirates. At first, Jim delights in the thrill and adventure of
sailing the seas and living the life of an outlaw. But Marah, the
fierce buccaneer who leads the pirates, proves to be more
dangerous than Jim first imagined. Will Jim find a way to
escape from Marah, or will he be lost at sea forever?

Cast
Extry - Nigel Anthony
Jim Davis - Nicholas Pickard
Frenchwoman - Marlene Sidaway
Scum - John Bull
Gateo - David Henry
Hankin - Donald Gee
Jeanne - Eve Shickle
Marah - Gareth Thomas
Snout/Sergeant - Danny Schiller
Suds/French Mayor - Charles Simpson
Mr Cottier/Bender - Stefan Bednarczyk
The Narrator - James Laurenson
Whizzer - Robert Styles

Cave sound effects recorded with the help of
the Holyhead Coastguard Cliff  Rescue Team.
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These much parodied verses show Masefield's love of the sea:

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.