In this episode of Shipwreck Tales, Graeme Hill is joined by John McCrystal to uncover the remarkable true story of Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish privateer widely believed to have inspired Robinson Crusoe. Marooned on Juan Fernández Island off the coast of Chile in 1704, Selkirk survived four and a half years alone through grit, ingenuity and sheer endurance. From privateering on the Spanish Main to goat-skin clothing, feral cats, near capture by the Spanish and an extraordinary rescue, Hill and McCrystal bring to life a castaway tale that is stranger, harsher and more compelling than fiction.