Gulliver's Cousin is a 1954 Australian radio play by Ruth Park about William Dampier.
[2] Reviewing the first production, ABC Weekly said "it is a tribute to Ruth Park’s writing and to Rodney Taylor’s acting that a clear picture of a fascinating and sympathetic personality emerged from this story of William Dampier and his voyages to Australia, despite a rather over-weighted background of sound effects.
"[3] The reviewer from the Daily Telegraph criticised the accents saying "the resulting impression was one of incongruous jauntiness, which, coupled with Miss Park's rather extravagant period dialogue, transformed the drama into something very like historical burlesque.
"[5] According to ABC Weekly it tells "the voyage during which Captain Swan was marooned on Mindanao Island and the crew ran off with the ship, the Cygnet.
He deserted the ship and returned to England, where he wrote a book about his travels.