The Mariner's Mirror Podcast
av The Society for Nautical Research and the Lloyds Register Foundation
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Victorian Superyachts: Millionaires, Shipbuilders and Maritime…
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The world's No.1 podcast dedicated to all of maritime and naval history. With one foot in the present and one in the past we bring you the most exciting and interesting current maritime projects worldwide: including excavations of shipwrecks, the restoration of historic ships, sailing classic yachts and tall ships, unprecedented behind the scenes access to exhibitions, museums and archives worldwide, primary sources and accounts that bring the maritime past alive as never before. From the Society for Nautical Research, and the Lloyds Register Foundation. Presented by Dr Sam Willis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Victorian Superyachts: Millionaires, Shipbuilders and Maritime Innovation · 41 minBefore superyachts, private jets and billionaire spaceflight, there was the steam yacht: the ultimate expression of wealth, freedom and technological ambition. But these…
- Titanic’s Greatest Legacy: How Disaster Made the Sea Safer · 31 minMore than a century after she sank, Titanic remains the most famous shipwreck in history. But her greatest legacy may lie not in the wreck itself, but in the safer maritime world…
- Writing Home from Trafalgar: A Sailor’s Extraordinary Story · 33 minOn 21 October 1805, HMS Victory led the British fleet into one of the most famous battles in naval history. But what was Trafalgar really like for the ordinary sailors who fought…
- SS Explorer: The Ship Built to Understand the Sea · 41 minWhen we think of historic ships, we tend to picture warships, explorers and celebrated voyages. SS Explorer is a different kind of maritime hero: a ship built not to conquer the…
- The Lost Ships of Charles II's Navy · 40 minIn 1677 Charles II embarked on one of the most ambitious shipbuilding programmes England had ever attempted: thirty great new warships, built to challenge the naval power of…
- The Ports That Made Britain: Ramsgate · 43 minThis is episode 5 of our Heritage Harbours short series, celebrating the Heritage Harbour initiative which seeks to protect and revive historic ports, docks, canals and…
- The Ports That Made Britain: Ipswich · 47 minThis is episode 4 of our Heritage Harbours short series, celebrating the Heritage Harbour initiative which seeks to protect and revive historic ports, docks, canals and…
- The Ports That Made Britain: Bideford and Appledore · 1 h 4 minThis is episode 3 of our Heritage Harbours short series, celebrating the Heritage Harbour initiative which seeks to protect and revive historic ports, docks, canals and…
- The Ports That Made Britain: Exeter · 53 minThis is episode 2 of our Heritage Harbours short series, celebrating the Heritage Harbour initiative which seeks to protect and revive historic ports, docks, canals and…
- Heritage Harbours: The Ports That Made Britain · 32 minFor thousands of years, Britain's story has been written around its coastline. Long before there were motorways or railways, the sea connected our towns and cities, bringing…
- Darwin's Surgeon: Benjamin Bynoe · 36 minWhen Charles Darwin set out on HMS Beagle on a voyage that would change science forever and our understanding of the natural world, at his side was the Royal Naval surgeon…
- The Naval Fiction Interviews: Antoine Vanner and Nicholas Dawlish · 54 minIn this episode of our naval fiction series, we step beyond the age of Nelson and into the turbulent world of the late nineteenth century—a period when sail gave way to steam…
- Seashells, Spies and the British Empire: The Extraordinary World of Vernon MacAndrew · 46 minWhat begins as the story of a shell collector quickly becomes something far more intriguing… In this episode, we explore the remarkable life of Vernon MacAndrew, a wealthy…
- The Spanish Inquisition Vs English Mariners · 41 minIn this episode we uncover some fantastic stories of English sailors being caught up in the Spanish Inquisition. To find out more Dr Sam Willis spoke with Theresa Tinsley, who…
- Secret Warriors: British Submarines in the Cold War · 35 minToday we're exploring one of the most secretive and dangerous arenas of the Cold War, the silent world of submarines. To find out more Dr Sam Willis spoke with Paul Brown, whose…
- Rebellion at Sea: The Great Naval Mutinies of 1797 · 35 minIn this episode, we explore the great naval mutinies of 1797. This was during the French Revolutionary Wars, when Britain was fighting France at sea and relying heavily on the…
- 'Supposed Killed or Drowned': The Lost Women of the Merchant Navy in WW1 and WW2 · 40 minIn this episode we explore a part of maritime history that has too often drifted beneath the surface: women who served at sea in the First and Second World Wars, and who died for…
- The Naval Fiction Interviews: Chris Durbin, Edward Carlisle and George Holbrooke · 27 minIn this episode of The Mariner’s Mirror Podcast, we continue our naval fiction series with Chris Durbin, author of the excellent Carlisle & Holbrooke Naval Adventures. Set during…
- The Naval Fiction Interviews: Philip K. Allan and Alexander Clay · 31 minIn this episode, we continue our deep dive into naval fiction with the prolific and insightful Philip K. Allan. Since 2018, Philip has built an impressive body of work, most…
- Spies in the Shipyard: Espionage and the Rise of Spain’s 18th-Century Navy · 36 minThis episode explores the shipyards, political intrigue, and naval ambitions of 18th-century Spain at a pivotal moment in its emergence as a modern maritime power. Once dominant…
