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 Oldest Canal in Britain? The Exeter Ship Canal
In this episode Dr Sam Willis explores the Exeter Ship Canal whic... Read MoreCategory: Navigation | Engineering | Commerce
Iconic Ships 7: The Billy Ruffian – HMS Bellerophon
Today we have episode 7 of our Iconic Ships mini-series in whichÂ... Read MoreCategory: Iconic Ships
Iconic Ships 6: USS Constitution
Above: USS Constitution underway. Photo Credit: Greg M. Cooper Ph... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Museums | Shipbuilding | Iconic Ships
Iconic Ships 5: HMS Belfast
Today we have episode 5 of our Iconic Ships mini-series in whichÂ... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Museums | Iconic Ships | World War 2
The ‘Sunken Library’: An extraordinary collection of books found in a 17th century shipwreck
In August 2014, a group of amateur divers revisited a known shipw... Read More
Maritime Archives Masterclass
This episode opens up the fascinating world of maritime historica... Read MoreCategory: Research | Shipwrecks | Archives | Steam | Commerce | Shipbuilding | Exploration
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
