Hold Fast! 3. No better mirror than the sea
15 people, 188 days at sea, one extraordinary voyage: Hold Fast! is the epic story of how sailing ship Avontuur and its crew were locked out at sea during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Denied entry to a series of ports in the Caribbean, the crew of the Avontuur begin to wonder whether they will ever be able to get off the ship. As they adapt to their new life of being completely confined to the ship, things become increasingly surreal.
15 people, 188 days at sea, one extraordinary voyage: Hold Fast! tells the epic story of how sailing ship Avontuur and its crew were locked out at sea during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Narrated by Siobhán McSweeney
Produced by Christina Hardinge
Sound & Music by Noémie Ducimetière
Narration written by Laura Thomas
Sound mix by Jackie Margerum and Giles Aspen
For Outlook, the series producer is Laura Thomas and the editor, Munazza Khan.
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- Wed 10 Sep 202511:06GMTBBC World Service
- Wed 10 Sep 202517:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Wed 10 Sep 202521:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 11 Sep 202502:06GMTBBC World Service
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