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Episode 128 - Clarissa Oakes / The Truelove (Part 5)
Episode 133
Aboard the Surprise, the storm continues. There are stunning revelations about Mrs Oakes. Stephen and Jack reveal the depths of their nautical and birding knowledge. A prize is spotted after Jack dri…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 127 - The Truelove / Clarissa Oakes (Part 4)
Episode 132
It’s Guy Fawkes time again. The Gunroom has the long-delayed feast for the bride and groom, as we learn life lessons from Shakespeare, and discover some Latin Easter eggs with the help of our new con…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 126 - Clarissa Oakes / The Truelove (Part 3)
Episode 131
Jack & Stephen puzzle with letters from home and Jack’s new orders. Martin has decisions to make; Clarissa is on the minds of all the officers; and the Gunroom’s delayed wedding feast gets an unexpec…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 125 - The Truelove / Clarissa Oakes (Part 2)
Episode 130
Stephen 'practices upon' Jack, laudanum returns, Oakes and Clarissa approach Norfolk Island, and a pursuing cutter threatens Clarissa and Padeen. We are reminded that the community often knows us bet…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 124 - Clarissa Oakes / The Truelove (Part 1)
Episode 129
The Surprise sails for Easter Island and Norfolk Island. The crew seems to be acting strange and a little too happy. Jack’s health and his temper are still a worry, as he meets the ghost of cable tie…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 123 - Caird Library Special
Episode 128
This week we take time out from our reading of the canon to visit the Caird Library and Archive at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, to talk to senior curator Jeremy Michell and look at docu…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 122 - The Nutmeg of Consolation (Final Part)
Episode 127
Stephen Maturin the deadly duelist meets his match! But first: trips through the bush, more trouble with the authorities and the crew, Aborigines, boomerangs, big news from home and a falling out ove…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 121 - The Nutmeg of Consolation (Part 10)
Episode 126
We are still in and around Sydney as we conclude Chapter 9 of The Nutmeg Of Consolation with orphanages (almost), midnight commotions, heartwarming reunions, possible help for Padeen and plans for a …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 120 - The Nutmeg of Consolation (Part 9)
Episode 125
Ashore in Sydney, we meet Martin’s friend from university. There are literary lessons, obstructing officials, a great change of fortune, convenient corruption, copious convicts, and unappealing count…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 119 - The Nutmeg of Consolation (Part 8)
Episode 124
Our heroes make an island stop but leave with far more than fruit. With delightful new guests aboard, there's an uneasy Martin, rats going cold turkey, a self-medicating Captain, insults for the Iris…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago