The Lubber’s Hole - A Patrick O’Brian Podcast

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Episode 53 - Treason's Harbour (Part 10) Apr 18, 2021

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The action and tension are building, at sea and back in Valetta - a 'most romantic frame' is aboard the Nymphe, and almost takes us by Surprise. And there's a Derry Girls connection, so there is. Ch 9,10

Episode 52 - Treason's Harbour (Part 9) Apr 11, 2021

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Wray and Maturin play for high stakes, but Killick saves the chelengk. We return to Kutali, meet old friends, hear Jack fumbling with Greek and Italian, and have a brush with Bogart and Bergman. Ch 9,10

Episode 51 - Treason's Harbour (Part 8); Philip Ball Apr 05, 2021

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Jack tests his fortune with the admiral after mixed fortunes in Arabia. Stephen looks like a vagrant, Jack feels like a bereaved lover and the Surprise looks like change could be coming. And we talk Mediterranean strategy, amphibious operations and the Ottoman empire with special guest Philip Ball. Ch 8.

Episode 50 - Treason's Harbour (Part 7) Mar 28, 2021

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Jack says an awkward goodbye to his Turkish and Arabian guests, while he and Stephen chat about politics, ophthalmia and even adultery with a new friend. We discover the remarkable Lady Hester Stanhope, witness a Bedouin fantasia, and wonder what the admiral will say about it all. Ch7.

Episode 49 - Treason's Harbour (Part 6) Mar 21, 2021

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Sunken galleys, treasure, sharks, khat and a diving bell - everything about this week's episode says 'exotic'. But can Jack turn all this excitement into victory over the French? And if not, why not? Ch 6.

Episode 48 - Treason's Harbour (Part 5) Mar 14, 2021

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Jack, Stephen and their followers have to travel across the desert, threatened on all sides by ghouls and jinns and fairies, supported by a noble horse, and by an odabashi with remarkable language skills. Ch 5.

Episode 47 - Treason's Harbour (Part 4); John Bromley Mar 07, 2021

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Stephen finds late nights and guilt are bothering him. No such problem for Jack, who's given orders to sail, temporarily bidding farewell and adieu to the Maltese ladies. Speaking of which - we talk about sea shanties with John Bromley from Kimber's Men. Ch 4.

Episode 46 - Treasons Harbour (Part 3) Feb 28, 2021

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Stephen's newest scientific instrument is here, and it's the bell of the world. Jack and Stephen are both interested in Laura Fielding, but for very different reasons, and everyone's interested in the flauto d'amore, thanks to a dose of Spanish Fly. Listeners help us entangle boats and goats, and it's all in the best possible taste. Ch 3.

Episode 45 - Treasons Harbour (Part 2) Feb 21, 2021

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More ups and downs (physical and metaphorical) for Jack and the crew of the Surprise. While health can come and go, plainchant is eternal. But wait - who's that counting his barrels in the cloister? Ch 1-2.

Episode 44 - Treasons Harbour (Part 1); Brian Wilson Feb 14, 2021

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We make a start on Treason's Harbour, with a Chelengk and a dog and advancement for Pullings, but we soon encounter some tricky questions: did Stephen REALLY dislike Rousseau? And why? And what's that got to do with Frankenstein? Our special guest Brian Wilson helps us out. Ch 1.

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