| The Hornblower Story | |
| By: Val Gielgud | |
| Publication | 1968 |
| Chronology | |
| 1794 | 1815 |
| Preceded by Alcoa Premiere Television Series |
Followed by Hornblower: The Even Chance |
| Search | |
| Websites | Wikipedia |
The Hornblower Story is a 20 part BBC radio adaptation of 4 of the Hornblower books for the BBC done by Val Gielgud in 1968. (He also did an adaptation of Hornblower and the Crisis in 1970)
Contributors[]
- Music composed by: Johnny Pearson
- Produced by: Trevor Hill
- Story by: David Fleming-Williams, Jack Hollinshead
- Special effects by David Fleming-Williams and Jack Hollinshead in conjunction with the Sail Training Association aboard the Malcolm Miller , H.M.S. Eaglet, Liverpool, and the Sea Cadets. Fleetwood.
Cast[]
- Admiral Lord Hornblower the storyteller - John Westbrook (more)
- Hornblower as a young Midshipman - Derrick Gilbert (more)
- Lieutenant Masters - Geoffrey Banks (more)
- Mr Midshipman Simpson - Paul Bond (more)
- Captain Keene - Roy Barraclough (more)
- Mr Midshipman Cleveland - Paul Webster (more)
- Lieutenant Chalk - David Scase (more)
- Mr Midshipman Caldwell - Bruce Bould (more)
Episodes[]
Book 1: Mr Midshipman Hornblower
- The Even Chance
- The Cargo of Rice
- The Man Saw God
- The Examination for Lieutenant
- The Duchess and the Devil
Book 2: Lieutenant Hornblower
- The Peculiar Captain
- Sealed Orders
- The Landing
- Court of Inquiry
- Home and Beauty
Book 3: Hornblower and the Hotspur
- Hotspur Sails
- Hotspur and the Loire
- The Raid
- Blockade
- The Treasure Fleet
Book 4: Lord Hornblower
- The Mutiny
- Plan for Rebellion
- Counter-Stroke
- Out of the Past
- Story's End
External links[]
- All 20 episodes, unwrapped (IA)
- First 10 episodes embedded in a podcast series (IA)
- BBC Genome (IA)
- Trevor Hill Radio plays (IA)
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