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The Mariner's Mirror Podcast

The Mariner's Mirror Podcast


The Mariner's Mirror Podcast

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Length:
201 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

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.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 201 episodes

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Smugglers, Pirates and Terrorists: Maritime Crime and Security

Recent conflict in the Red Sea caused by Houthi attacks on commercial shipping has brou...

33 minutes
May 03, 2024

The Dreadnought Hoax

The Dreadnought Hoax is one of the most fantastical events of all naval and maritime hi...

42 minutes
Apr 23, 2024

Vrak - The Museum of Wrecks, Stockholm.

In this episode we visit Vrak - The Museum of Wrecks in Stockholm. Nowhere else in the ...

24 minutes
Jan 29, 2024

The First Naval Architect: Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721-1808)

In this episode we explore the extraordinary life of Frerik Henrik Af Chapman, the man ...

28 minutes
Jan 22, 2024

Sweden's National Maritime Museum

The third episode in our mini series on Maritime Sweden is a tour of Sweden's National ...

31 minutes
Jan 15, 2024

The Vikings in Arab Lands

One of the most fascinating aspects of Viking history is their voyages east, to Arab la...

26 minutes
Jan 08, 2024

Swedish Naval Power 1500-present

This episode starts a new mini-series on the maritime history of Sweden, and we begin b...

26 minutes
Jan 04, 2024

Nelson and the Walrus

A special episode which explores the young 16 year-old midshipman Horatio Nelson's expl...

15 minutes
Dec 25, 2023

Great Maritime Innovations 2: Sea Charts

This episode looks at the fascinating history of sea charts, a subject crucial to the m...

31 minutes
Dec 18, 2023

Great Maritime Innovations 1: The Stockless Anchor

This episode starts a new mini-series on maritime innovations, and we start with one of...

27 minutes
Dec 11, 2023