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The Mariner's Mirror Podcast

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.

Aborigines and the Sea

31 mins; June 27, 2023

The First Cricket Tour to Australia and the ss Great Britain

26 mins; June 19, 2023

The Pearling Lugger Penguin

32 mins; June 15, 2023

The Brisbane Dry Dock

31 mins; June 05, 2023

Queensland Maritime Museum

29 mins; June 01, 2023

The Hunt for Bismarck

52 mins; May 26, 2023

Elizabeth II's Navy 1952-2022

34 mins; May 17, 2023

Essex Heritage Work Boats

25 mins; May 11, 2023

The Last Convict Ship: The Edwin Fox

32 mins; May 04, 2023

Death at Sea

38 mins; April 29, 2023

Mary Celeste: The Mystery Explained

46 mins; April 21, 2023

Mozambique Island: Maritime Africa 6

39 mins; April 11, 2023

Ship-Model Maker Extraordinaire: Gerry Westenberg

50 mins; April 04, 2023

William Dampier and HMS Roebuck

41 mins; March 31, 2023

The Duyfken

38 mins; March 28, 2023

The Dutch Discovery of Australia

39 mins; March 27, 2023

Maritime Special Forces 2: Combat Divers

39 mins; March 20, 2023

Maritime Special Forces 1: The SBS

33 mins; March 13, 2023

Navigation in the Middle Ages

35 mins; March 04, 2023

The Maritime History of Time

36 mins; February 28, 2023

When Hitler Scrapped His Navy

39 mins; February 20, 2023

Maritime Disasters: HMS Gloucester

33 mins; February 11, 2023

Fishermen Vs U-Boats

29 mins; February 06, 2023

Shipbuilding at Barrow-in-Furness

18 mins; January 30, 2023

Iconic Ships 19: HMS Agamemnon - Nelson's Favourite Ship

28 mins; January 23, 2023

Maritime Africa 5: The World Heritage Sites of Songo Mnara and Kilwa Kisiwani

22 mins; January 16, 2023

Maritime Africa 4: The Swahili Coast

33 mins; January 04, 2023

Victory at Sea in WW2

26 mins; December 22, 2022

Freak Ships of the Nineteenth Century IV: The Cleopatra

24 mins; December 13, 2022

How to Map the Ocean Floor: The Challenger Expedition 1872-1876

27 mins; December 07, 2022

Freak Ships of the Nineteenth Century III: Cigar Ships

14 mins; December 01, 2022

Maritime Africa 3: African Whaling

30 mins; November 22, 2022

Maritime Africa 2: The Skeleton Coast of Namibia

28 mins; November 16, 2022

Iconic Ships 19: Preussen

34 mins; November 06, 2022

Maritime Africa: African Canoemen

26 mins; October 28, 2022

HMS Victory - An Audio Tour Part 3: The Weather Deck and Visitor Book

34 mins; October 21, 2022

HMS Victory - An Audio Tour Part 2: The Gundecks

37 mins; October 21, 2022

HMS Victory - An Audio Tour Part 1: The Hold

29 mins; October 21, 2022

Fishwives!

26 mins; October 10, 2022

Maritime Disasters: SS Waratah - The Ship That Disappeared

30 mins; October 03, 2022

Great Sea Fights 10: Salamis

54 mins; September 26, 2022

The Magellan Myth Uncovered

33 mins; September 20, 2022

Freak Ships of the Nineteenth Century II: Circular Ships

26 mins; September 14, 2022

Freak Ships of the Nineteenth Century I: Monitors

38 mins; September 06, 2022

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner II: The Lessons From The Past

40 mins; September 01, 2022

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

38 mins; August 30, 2022

The Golden Age of Piracy

39 mins; August 24, 2022

Maritime Disasters: Vasa

35 mins; August 10, 2022

Maritime Disasters: HMS Guardian

41 mins; August 02, 2022

The H.L. Hunley

43 mins; July 31, 2022

The Wreck of the Andrea Doria Part 3: The Wreck

32 mins; July 26, 2022

The Wreck of the Andrea Doria Part 2: The Eyewitness Accounts

54 mins; July 25, 2022

The Wreck of the Andrea Doria Part 1: The Events

40 mins; July 25, 2022

Iconic Ships 18: Sutton Hoo

37 mins; July 20, 2022

Iconic Ships 17: Henry V's Grace Dieu

37 mins; July 14, 2022

Iconic Ships 16: SS United States

27 mins; July 03, 2022

Maritime Innovation 1: The Propeller

30 mins; June 28, 2022

Maritime Motherhood Part 2: Hannah Davison's Scrapbook

20 mins; June 25, 2022

Maritime Motherhood Part 1: The Davison Family and the Alice A. Leigh/Rewa

33 mins; June 25, 2022

Dressed to Kill: A History of Naval Uniform

45 mins; June 15, 2022

Maritime Disasters: Empress of Ireland

30 mins; May 29, 2022

Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Solebay, 1672

38 mins; May 28, 2022

The U-Boat War: 1939-1945

39 mins; May 24, 2022

The Feejee Mermaid

27 mins; May 19, 2022

Mermaids and Sirens

25 mins; May 18, 2022

The Lusitania Disaster: Part 4 The Exhibition

32 mins; May 08, 2022

The Lusitania Disaster: Part 3 The Ship and the Sinking

28 mins; May 07, 2022

The Lusitania Disaster: Part 2 The Eyewitness Accounts

18 mins; May 07, 2022

The Lusitania Disaster: Part 1 An Introduction to the Eyewitness Accounts

26 mins; May 06, 2022

Ultimate Ship Models 2: The Great Eastern

35 mins; April 30, 2022

Robinson Crusoe / Alexander Selkirk

37 mins; April 25, 2022

Iconic Ships 15: Carpathia

42 mins; April 18, 2022

Titanic's Anchors

32 mins; April 14, 2022

The Search for the Northwest Passage

36 mins; April 11, 2022

Madness At Sea - A History

39 mins; April 05, 2022

Ultimate Ship Models 1: HMS Royal George

38 mins; March 29, 2022

Iconic Ships 14: The San Juan, 1563

32 mins; March 22, 2022

Great Sea Fights 9: The Egadi Islands 241 BC

29 mins; March 09, 2022

The Vikings

34 mins; March 07, 2022

The East India Company

57 mins; February 25, 2022

The Hunt for Shackleton's Endurance

37 mins; February 17, 2022

The Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942

43 mins; February 06, 2022

How to Become a Naval Officer: Part 1 The U.S. Naval War College, Rhode Island

33 mins; January 24, 2022

The Titanic

46 mins; January 16, 2022

The UK's Historic Ships and HMS Medusa

27 mins; December 20, 2021

Pearl Harbor

33 mins; December 07, 2021

Iconic Ships 13: Thermopylae

37 mins; December 06, 2021

Iconic Ships 12: HMS Barham

50 mins; November 25, 2021

The Maritime History of Wales 5: The Welsh U-Boat Project 1914-1918

22 mins; November 21, 2021

The Maritime History of Wales 4: Locating Welsh Shipwrecks

24 mins; November 20, 2021

The Maritime History of Wales 3: The Bronze Bell Wreck

22 mins; November 18, 2021

The Maritime History of Wales 2: The Newport Medieval Ship

20 mins; November 17, 2021

The Maritime History of Wales 1: The Porth Felen Anchor Stock

14 mins; November 14, 2021

Coffin Ships and The Plimsoll Line

28 mins; November 02, 2021

Iconic Ships 11: HMS Warrior

35 mins; October 26, 2021

The Battle of Trafalgar Special, Part III: HMS Pickle

32 mins; October 22, 2021

The Battle of Trafalgar Special, Part II: Nelson's Wounds

32 mins; October 21, 2021

The Battle of Trafalgar Special, Part I: The Eyewitness Accounts

22 mins; October 21, 2021

Iconic Ships 10: Ark Royal

39 mins; October 14, 2021

How to Drive an Aircraft Carrier

62 hours 28 mins; October 12, 2021

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