The Mariner's Mirror Podcast
The world’s No.1 podcast dedicated to all of maritime and naval history. With one foot in the present and one in the past we
bring you the most exciting and interesting current maritime projects worldwide: including excavations of shipwrecks, the restoration of historic ships, sailing classic yachts and tall ships, unprecedented behind the scenes access to exhibitions, museums and archives worldwide, primary sources and accounts that bring the maritime past alive as never before. Presented by Dr Sam Willis, supported by the Lloyds Register Foundation.
The Forgotten Music of the Arctic Whalers
In the 18th and 19th centuries countless whaling ships set sail f... Read More
Iconic Ships 4: The Cutty Sark
The fourth episode in our Iconic Ships series features three memb... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Museums | Commerce | Shipbuilding | Iconic Ships
The Lost Fishing Village of Hallsands
In the early years of the twentieth century commercial dredging r... Read MoreCategory: Archaeology | Fishing
Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Jutland, 1916 Part 3 – The British Accounts
Today we have Part 3 of our special episode on the Battle of Jutl... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | World War 1
Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Jutland, 1916 Part 2 – The German Accounts
Today we have Part 2 of our special episode on the Battle of Jutl... Read MoreGreat Sea Fights: The Battle of Jutland, 1916 Part 1: The Events
Today we have for you Part 1 of our special episode on the Battle... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | World War 1
Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Tsushima, 1905 Part 3 – The Japanese Perspective
The final instalment of our 3-part special on the Battle of Tsush... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Tsushima, 1905 Part 2 – The Russian Perspective
Part 2 of our 3-part special on the Battle of Tsushima explores t... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | Steam
Great Sea Fights: The Battle of Tsushima, Part 1 – The Events
The Battle of Tsushima was the decisive naval action between Japa... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | Steam
The Evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940
On this day in 1940, the British Expeditionary Force and other Al... Read MoreCategory: Amphibious Operations | World War 2
Iconic Ships 3: HMS Hood
A very special episode in our new Iconic Ships series, published ... Read MoreCategory: Iconic Ships
Amphibious Operations
This week Dr Sam Willis speaks with Timothy Heck, the Deputy Dire... Read MoreCategory: Amphibious Operations
The Wonderful World of Ships’ Cats, Dogs and Birds: The Museum of Maritime Pets
This week Dr Sam Willis explores the heart-warming story of marit... Read More
The Nangala Submarine Disaster and the K-Class Submarines of the First World War
This episode has been inspired by the tragedy of the Nangala, a s... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Steam | World War 1 | Submarines
Ghost Ships of the Dart: The Wreck of the Fever Ship Mayfly
Estuaries and creeks around the coast of England are littered wit... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Archaeology
Freed from the Ice: The Last Entry of the Logbook of the Whaler Swan
The whaling ships Swan and Isabella in the arctic, with polar bea... Read MoreCategory: Exploration
Iconic Ships 2: The Mayflower
Dr Sam Willis presents episode 2 of our new Iconic Ships series, ... Read MoreCategory: Iconic Ships
Iconic Ships 1: The Mary Rose
This is the first of a new sub-series of podcast episodes: ‘Ico... Read More
The Terror
Inspired by the recent BBC series 'The Terror', a chilling tale b... Read MoreCategory: Research | Shipwrecks | Navigation | Shipbuilding | Iconic Ships | Exploration
The Falklands Sinkings: The Untold Story
Dr Sam Willis speaks with historian Dr Paul Brown about the extra... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Great Sea Fights
The Channel with Charlie Connelly
This week Dr Sam Willis talks with bestselling writer and award w... Read MoreCategory: Research | Shipwrecks | Navigation | Commerce
How to Remember Captain Cook
Dr Sam Willis explores the fascinating problems posed by Britain'... Read MoreCategory: Museums | Research | Navigation
‘Titanic in Miniature’ – The Wonderful ss Shieldhall
Dr Sam Willis speaks with Graham Mackenzie, chief engineer of SS ... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Engineering | Steam
Navigation Masterclass: Secrets of the South Pacific Wave Pilots
Dr Sam Willis speaks with John Huth, the Donner Professor of Scie... Read MoreCategory: Research | Navigation