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

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Episode 13 - The Mauritius Command (Part 2) Jul 12, 2020

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The campaign to take Mauritius and La Reunion is underway, but with the French still commanding the odds, and a hurricane brewing. Can Jack muster a coherent campaign with his odd assortment of officers? And what impact can Stephen have ashore? Ch 4-8

Episode 12 - The Mauritius Command (Part 1) Jul 05, 2020

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Jack is married and settled in his dream cottage with Sophie - but the dream isn't working out perfectly, so a new mission in the Indian ocean has him hurrying to get to sea with Stephen again. Jack struggles to corral a group of fractious captains, and Ian and Mike explore a tenuous link to Star Trek - it's a voyage of discovery for everyone. Ch 1-3

Episode 11 - HMS Surprise (Final Part) Jun 28, 2020

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It's been a long journey, but Jack and Stephen are finally headed for home. Before they get there, Jack must face the French, Stephen must face a duel, and they both must face the prospect of rejection. They seek comfort in music (if only we knew WHICH music). And, we get the punchline to the joke 'What do you call a giant tortoise on a remote Indian Ocean island?' Ch 9-11

Episode 10 - HMS Surprise (Part 4) Jun 20, 2020

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Steven and Jack are in Bombay, and there are temptations and tragedies at hand. Ian and Mike talk through the emotional depths of O'Brian's great writing, and explore literary references to Dryden and Dostoevsky. Ch 7-8

Episode 9 - HMS Surprise (Part 3); Tom Horn Jun 14, 2020

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The Surprise, now a character in her own right, carries Jack and Stephen (and their passengers) through a life-threatening storm. We get assistance in navigating the Southern Ocean from our special guest Tom Horn, creator of the cannonade.net mapping website. Meanwhile, Surprise is carrying Stephen closer to Bombay and to an encounter with Diana. Ch 6

Episode 8 - HMS Surprise (Part 2) Jun 06, 2020

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Now cast ashore, Stephen and Jack encounter a shock, a revelation, a bolt from the blue: an auspicious ship to carry them round the world. They meet vampires, rats, albatrosses and of course a sloth - but what has Jack done to earn the friendship of the sloth? I think you know ... Ch 4-5

Episode 7 - HMS Surprise (Part 1); Jeremy Raymond May 31, 2020

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To look back on the first two books with a fresh perspective, we're joined by our friend Jeremy, who read Master & Commander just to help us out; and we turn the first pages of HMS Surprise, with a trip home for Patrick O'Brian, danger for Stephen in Menorca, and a daring rescue mission by Jack and the crew. Maybe HMS Surprise is the 'Goldilocks' book, in more than one sense ... Ch 1-3

Episode 6 - Post Captain (Final Part) May 23, 2020

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Everything is now in play - lives, careers, relationships, fortunes, all thrown into one great gamble in Jack's expedited cutting-out mission at Chaulieu. Jack and Stephen might get to redeem themselves and each other, but what about Sophie? We talk over the final tense chapters of Post Captain, and (at long last) make a connection with the West Wing - who knew? Ch 11-14

Episode 5 - Post Captain (Part 3) May 16, 2020

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Jack has a ship, Pullings is a lieutenant, but all is still not well ... a dogged and unhappy crew, a fragile friendship, financial hardship, deceptions and dalliances all threaten Jack and Stephen's happiness and safety. As the plot tangles them more and more deeply, an unlikely candidate emerges to cut the knots of jealousy and set them free. Who can it be? Ch 7-9

Episode 4 - Post Captain (Part 2); Karen Millyard May 10, 2020

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Jack and Stephen's financial and romantic affairs become increasingly complex, not to mention conflicted. Mike and Ian talk through the emotional and practical consequences, while our special guest, educator and re-enactor Karen Millyard, covers the social side - what was really going on at the Melbury Lodge ball? Ch 5-6

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