Escape from Australia: a convict's tale

'Memorandoms' of James Martin, the only extant first-hand account of perhaps the most famous escape by convicts transported to Australia Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/publications/martins-memorandoms/martins-memorandoms.html About Dr Tim Causer (UCL Bentham Project): http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/about/staff/causer Voice of James Martin: Matt Kyle Australian narrator: Travis Edwards Director: Rob Eagle Researcher: Jack Dean Sound recording: Ben Stevens​ Further info The most well-known escape of prisoners transported from England to Australia in the 18th Century has been brought to life, thanks to handwritten accounts by the convicts unearthed in the collections of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham at UCL and now published online for the first time. The Memorandoms of the convict James Martin are the only first-hand account of the famous escape, which has been the subject of a number of books and a television drama. The document is written in three different hands, potentially of three of the convicts involved, and recounts their fascinating -- and, ultimately, tragic -- tale in full.