In Drake's Wake

Michael Turner's 'Drake CV'

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On the Camino Real, Panamá

© Michael Turner 1997-2006

In 2005 and 2006 - Paul Mould of Boston Lincolnshire, UK, published the first two pictorial, topographical biographies on Sir Francis Drake that I wrote and illustrated. This entailed photographing all the towns, sites and anchorages worldwide visited by Sir Francis. Extracts have been published in four travel guide books to Latin America and Indonesia. I have written four illustrated articles for Papagaio, published by Journey Latin America travel of London. Rolex of Geneva, 1987, Pentax UK; 1988, the Royal Geographical Society, 1988, '89 & '93 and a South African helicopter journal have published more aspects of the project.

I have delivered illustrated lectures on Drake to the Plymouth City Museum, 1982, the Royal Geographical Society, 1988, Britain's largest lecturing circle - The Ashridge, at Eastbourne's Congress Theatre, 1988, and to various Hispanic and historical societies, 1985-93. I gave an interview in Spanish on Chilean TV news in 1990. I recorded a programme called Travellers' Tales for BBC regional broadcast in 1991. I have been a studio guest for three local BBC radio stations, 1985, 89, 90 and on BBC Radio 4 Midweek, 1991 with Barbara Windsor and Tuesday Lives, 1993.

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Maio Island, Cape Verde Islands

© Michael Turner 1997-2006

I was a winner of an Honourable Mention Award, in an international competition of projects called, The Rolex Awards for Enterprise, 1993. I received worldwide publicity in various languages and a gold and steel chronometer for my efforts in trying to locate the coffin of Sir Francis Drake. National press coverage included The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Daily Mail, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express 1991-5. An illustrated article was published in Spanish by Cambio 16, in 1995. Between 1991-3, I appeared on four British regional TV news programmes, BBC local radio and national BBC Radio 2, 4 and 5. In 1995: CNN television, Westcountry Television, HTV, BBC World Service and BBC Radio 5.

The 400th Anniversary of Drake's Death

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Drake's anchorage,
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

© Michael Turner 1997-2006

I broadcasted the 400th anniversary of Drake's death and burial on NBC cable news in the USA, the Caribbean and Latin America on 29 January, 1996. I researched, partially presented and was interviewed in Spanish, for a Panamanian Television documentary called, In Search of Drake on the 400th anniversary of Drake's death.

My activities in Panama were featured on BBC 2's Newsnight, 29 January 1996, BBC national breakfast and lunchtime news on 30 January and on BBC local television news in several regions. I researched and co-presented a documentary from Panama, In Drake's Wake. It was screened in SW England on 1 February 1996 and nationally on 29 April 1996, both at prime time on BBC2. I took part in the subsequent radio 'phone-in for BBC Devon.

Drake Discovered Cape Horn

9 Sep 1997

Interviewed live by John Humphries on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

11 Aug 1997

Telephone interview with Blue Danube Radio, Vienna Austria.

11 Aug 1997

Live studio interview with John Dunn, BBC Radio 2.

11 Aug 1997

Illustrated article in The Times.

Reaction to Kelsey's Drake Biography

27 Jul 1998

Interviewed live by Sue McGregor on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

The Location of Drake's Jettisoned Cannons

25 Sep 1998

Illustrated articles in: The Times, Western Morning News & Western Daily Press

28 Sep 1998

Interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol.

28 Sep 1998

Interviewed live on BBC TV regional news.

Drake in General

31 Jan 1999

Telephone interview, BBC Radio Bristol, Archive.

3 Jan 2001

Appeared on BBC Radio 4 Midweek with Glenda Jackson and Larry Adler.

19 Feb 2001

Interviewed for History's Mysteries for Sky Television - worldwide broadcast on July 2001.

28 Oct 2001

Contributed towards Carlton regional TV programme West Country Tales.

14 Mar 2005

In Drake's Wake The Early Voyages published by - Paul Mould.

28 May 2006

In Drake's Wake The World Voyage published by - Paul Mould.

14 Oct 2006

Drake's World Voyage lectured at Paramount Hotel Weekend Events, Torquay. Escorted the audience to Buckland Abbey. My participation was acknowledged by Dr David Starkey who was present the previous evening.

Nov 06

In Drake's Wake The Early Voyages and The World Voyage reviewed in This England, Britain's Patriotic Quarterly, Winter 2006/7

2007

History Consultant to a children's book The Queen's Pirate, by Sarah Courtauld, Usborne, 2007

2007

Co-author of Sir Francis Drake and the Inner Temple, The Inner Temple Year Book, 2007-2008.

2009

Acknowledged in a Drake biography The Construction of a Hero

2011

Lectured at the Old Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

2012

Acknowledged in a Drake novel, Mistress of the Sea

2012

Published a 44-page book with colour illustrations, Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind

21 Jul 2012

Appeared on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live

May 2013

Gave illustrated talks to the Union Club, Panama City and to the Panama History Society. Dived 176 feet to the seabed at the site of Drake's Cophin of Lead.

18 Jun 2013

Live radio studio interview on BBC Radio Somerset.

18 Jun 2013

Live studio appearance on BBC Points West.

June 2013

Extensive press coverage in: Western Daily Press, Western Morning News, Bristol Post, The Sun, Mail Online and Burnham-On-Sea.com

9 August 2013

Live radio studio interview on BBC Radio Bristol with Steve Yabsley.

My Drake Expeditions

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