Main content

Whitby - A Forbidden Maritime Memoir Resurfaces

Chris restores a secret journal from Captain Cook鈥檚 first voyage, while upholsterer Ray revives a chair belonging to Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio.

An anonymous journal from Captain Cook鈥檚 first voyage resurfaces in Whitby. Can Chris ensure scholars have access to save the stories the Admiralty never wanted told? In east London, Will joins upholsterer Ray to fix an inspirational chair. It once belonged to Trevor Baylis, the eccentric genius who battled the Aids epidemic with the power of his wind-up radio. Later, Dom feels the pressure when he tries his hand at traditional woodblock printing.

Available now

43 minutes

Audio described

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Bill Paterson
Expert Angelina Bakalarou
Expert Dominic Chinea
Expert Will Kirk
Expert Christopher Shaw
Executive Producer Rob Butterfield
Executive Producer Hannah Lamb
Executive Producer Sandy Watson
Production Company Ricochet Ltd

Broadcasts