Naval History Podcasts

[MadDrB]

I just discovered this resource of weekly podcasts with a historical theme, and I just listened to this particular lecture which has reinforced my enthusiasm for all age-of-sail Napoleonic-era fiction and non-fiction alike:

http://cdn.bbcmagazinesbristol.com/bbchistory/audio/HistoryExtra_9thAug12.mp3

A good recording of a lecture by Sam Willis about the British navy around the time of the Napoleonic wars.

If the above link doesn't work, check out the 9 August 2012 episode on the page: http://www.historyextra.com/podcasts

[Ruckdog]

Neat find! It's amazing how much good-quality historical material like this is entering the public domain. Youtube, for example, has a number of really interesting naval history lectures.