Pirates of Treasure Island to the ship. In the chaos, Long John has one of his legs torn off by a giant beetle. In the United States in 1782, Jim Hawkins (Tom Nagel) is the owner of the "Admiral Benbow Inn", but has grown tired of a life of monotony and seeks adventure. One of his customers, Billy Bones, dies in his inn and leaves Jim a treasure map showing the way to a treasure buried on Skeleton Island. After gaining the help of Dr. Livesey (Jeff Denton), Jim and Livesey recruit French mariner Captain Smollete (James Ferris), the captain of the schooner "Hispaniola",
Jim Hawkins (radio presenter) Jim Hawkins (radio presenter) Jim Hawkins (born 1962) is a BBC radio presenter. Hawkins was born in Essex and brought up there and in Warwickshire, England. He now lives in Shropshire. Hawkins' broadcasting career began on a student radio station at Warwick University. He worked for independent local radio station Mercia Sound from 1981 to 1983. He joined BBC Radio 4 in 1984, writing and presenting the "News Stand" programme. Hawkins has worked for several commercial and BBC local radio stations across the United Kingdom in various roles on both sides of the microphone, including spells as a producer and