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Episode 53 - Treason's Harbour (Part 10)
Episode 53
The action and tension are building, at sea and back in Valetta - a 'most romantic frame' is aboard the Nymphe, and almost takes us by Surprise. And there's a Derry Girls connection, so there is. Ch …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 52 - Treason's Harbour (Part 9)
Episode 52
Wray and Maturin play for high stakes, but Killick saves the chelengk. We return to Kutali, meet old friends, hear Jack fumbling with Greek and Italian, and have a brush with Bogart and Bergman. Ch 9…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 51 - Treason's Harbour (Part 8); Philip Ball
Episode 51
Jack tests his fortune with the admiral after mixed fortunes in Arabia. Stephen looks like a vagrant, Jack feels like a bereaved lover and the Surprise looks like change could be coming. And we talk…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 50 - Treason's Harbour (Part 7)
Episode 50
Jack says an awkward goodbye to his Turkish and Arabian guests, while he and Stephen chat about politics, ophthalmia and even adultery with a new friend. We discover the remarkable Lady Hester Stanho…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 49 - Treason's Harbour (Part 6)
Episode 49
Sunken galleys, treasure, sharks, khat and a diving bell - everything about this week's episode says 'exotic'. But can Jack turn all this excitement into victory over the French? And if not, why not?…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 48 - Treason's Harbour (Part 5)
Episode 48
Jack, Stephen and their followers have to travel across the desert, threatened on all sides by ghouls and jinns and fairies, supported by a noble horse, and by an odabashi with remarkable language sk…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 47 - Treason's Harbour (Part 4); John Bromley
Episode 47
Stephen finds late nights and guilt are bothering him. No such problem for Jack, who's given orders to sail, temporarily bidding farewell and adieu to the Maltese ladies. Speaking of which - we talk …
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 46 - Treasons Harbour (Part 3)
Episode 46
Stephen's newest scientific instrument is here, and it's the bell of the world. Jack and Stephen are both interested in Laura Fielding, but for very different reasons, and everyone's interested in th…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 45 - Treasons Harbour (Part 2)
Episode 45
More ups and downs (physical and metaphorical) for Jack and the crew of the Surprise. While health can come and go, plainchant is eternal. But wait - who's that counting his barrels in the cloister? …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 44 - Treasons Harbour (Part 1); Brian Wilson
Episode 44
We make a start on Treason's Harbour, with a Chelengk and a dog and advancement for Pullings, but we soon encounter some tricky questions: did Stephen REALLY dislike Rousseau? And why? And what's tha…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago