Pirates: Behind The Legends

Sunday 07.00pm

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Pirates: Behind The Legends

WHEN TO WATCH

  1. Wednesday 18 September at 10.00am

    William Kidd

  2. Sunday 22 September at 07.00pm

    Blackbeard

  3. Tuesday 24 September at 04.00pm

    Blackbeard

Synopsis

A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates. From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean, swashbuckling, brutal and shrouded in myth. Who were the real enemies of the sea?

Episodes

Season 1
  • Francis Drake

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    Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake’s career, cementing him in history as the world’s most controversial pirate.

  • Grace O'Malley

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    Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit.

  • John Ward

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    The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire.

  • Henry Morgan

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    A brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.

  • William Kidd

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    Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd turns from pirate hunter to pirate.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 18 September at 10.00am
    On National Geographic
  • Blackbeard

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    Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.

    Next Showing
    Sunday 22 September at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Tuesday 24 September at 04.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Anne Bonny and Mary Read

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    Before they’re captured and face trial, Anne Bonny and Mary Read’s brief careers show them to be more ferocious than the male pirates they sail with.

    Next Showing
    Sunday 29 September at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic