Author(s): McMillan, Roy
Reader(s): Britton, Jasper
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Non-Fiction
Catalogue No: NA0044
Barcode: 9781843794844
Release Date: 01/2011

MCMILLAN, R.: Pirates! (Unabridged)

Which pirate incubated chickens in camel-dung? What would Blackbeard do if you didn’t hand over your jewellery (it wasn’t nice)? Which pirate was called ‘The Exterminator’? Where’s the treasure buried? Why were two women dressed as men on the same pirate ship? Who made the Jolly Roger famous? And who was the greatest pirate ever?

This 2-CD history answers all these questions and many more; it is the ideal introduction to the facts behind the great legends of piracy. Whatever you think you know about pirates, the truth is even more extraordinary!

Tracklist

Disc 1
McMillan, Roy - Author
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
1Setting Out05:47
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
2Pirates in the Ancient World05:57
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
3No-one is certain who these 'sea people' were…05:53
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
4The Barbary Corsairs03:00
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
5The Barbarossa Brothers (c. 1470–1546)04:43
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
6The Barbarossas left an impressive legacy…05:09
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
7Jack 'Birdy' Ward (c. 1553–1622)05:26
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
8He had become something of a Robin Hood figure…03:42
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
9Pirates of the Caribbean04:56
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
10Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596)05:49
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
11Gruesome Alert!01:26
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
12Sir Henry Morgan (1635–1688)03:14
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
13Captain William Kidd (c. 1645–1701)07:53
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
14Blackbeard (c. 1680–1718)07:33
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
15Generally, pirates preferred to intimidate their enemies…06:46
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
16By Hook or By Crook – Howell Davis (c. 1690–1719)01:58
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
Disc 2
1Howell Davis ctd. Recognising his own skill at charm and deceit…02:08
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
2Bartholomew Roberts (1682–1722)05:21
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
3Gruesome Alert! Edward Low (c. 1690 – c. 1724) and Daniel Montbars (1645 – c. 1707)02:30
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
4The Articles07:22
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
5Gruesome Alert!01:30
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
6Bang! Bang! You're Dead06:52
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
7Pieces of Eight and X Doesn't Mark the Spot03:44
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
8Gruesome Alert! Francois l'Olonnais (c. 1635–1688)03:18
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
9Stede Bonnet (c. 1688–1718)04:34
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
10Not-so-Jolly Roger03:14
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
11John Rackham – Calico Jack (1682–1720)02:22
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
12Here Come the Girls…01:00
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
13Anne Bonny (1702–1782)03:23
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
14Mary Read (c. 1695–1721)06:42
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
15Grace O'Malley (c. 1530–1603)04:25
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
16The South China Seas and Lai Choi San02:29
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
17Gruesome Alert!01:05
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
18The Greatest Pirate Ever: Cheng I Sao (1775–1844)07:54
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
19John Boysie Singh (1908–1957)01:53
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
20Gruesome Alert!00:53
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
21Piracy Now: Plus Ca Change02:32
Britton, Jasper (Reader)
22The End of the Voyage03:31
Britton, Jasper (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 02:37:54