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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: MadDrB on December 15, 2012, 10:05:51 pm

Title: Naval History Podcasts
Post by: MadDrB on December 15, 2012, 10:05:51 pm

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 (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 (http://www.historyextra.com/podcasts)

Title: Re: Naval History Podcasts
Post by: Ruckdog on December 18, 2012, 10:37:42 pm

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.