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 Battle of Trafalgar Special, Part III: HMS Pickle
HMS Pickle - First with News by Gordon Frickers In this, a joi... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | Iconic Ships
The Battle of Trafalgar Special, Part II: Nelson’s Wounds
Dr Sam Willis explores the many wounds that Nelson received in hi... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
The Battle of Trafalgar Special, Part I: The Eyewitness Accounts
Dr Sam Willis explores the Battle of Trafalgar through two eyewit... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
Iconic Ships 10: Ark Royal
Today we are merging this month's theme on airpower with one of o... Read MoreCategory: Iconic Ships | World War 2 | Air Power
How to Drive an Aircraft Carrier
In this, the first of several episodes on the maritime history of... Read MoreCategory: Amphibious Operations | Seapower | Air Power
The Maritime History of World War Two
This week we are exploring the maritime history of the Second Wor... Read MoreCategory: World War 2
Iconic Ships 9: The Mauretania
This video explores the fascinating history of RMS Mauretania, wh... Read MoreCategory: Research | Shipbuilding | Iconic Ships
Iconic Ships 8: The SS Great Britain
Dr Sam Willis meets the team at the ss Great Britain in Bristol t... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Exhibitions | Engineering | Steam | Iconic Ships | Archaeology
Ships’ Figureheads Revealed
In this episode we explore the fascinating history of ships' figu... Read MoreCategory: Archives | Shipbuilding | Archaeology
Is Britain Still a Global Power?
As a follow up to our recent interview with The First Sea Lord ex... Read More
The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
Dr Sam Willis meets with the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Tony Rad... Read MoreCategory: Seapower
The Sunken Archaeology of Malta and the Virtual Museum ‘Underwater Malta’
The underwater heritage around Malta is one of the richest collec... Read MoreCategory: Museums | Exhibitions | Shipwrecks
Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere 1812 – Part 4 The Single Ship Actions of the War of 1812
In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we exp... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Great Sea Fights | Iconic Ships
Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere 1812 – Part 3 Inside the US Navy
In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we exp... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Great Sea Fights | Iconic Ships
Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere 1812. Part 2 The Eyewitness Accounts
In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we exp... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Great Sea Fights
Great Sea Fights 6: USS Constitution v HMS Guerriere 1812. Part 1 The Events
In this, the sixth episode of our Great Sea Fights series, we exp... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships | Great Sea Fights | Iconic Ships
Great Sea Fights 5: A Tudor Battle, 1512 Part III: How to Recreate a Medieval Sea Battle
In this the third and final part of our special mini Great Sea Fi... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Great Sea Fights | Middle Ages | Tudor
Great Sea Fights 5: A Tudor Battle, 1512 Part II: The Contemporary Accounts
In this, Part II of our special episodes on the battle of St Math... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights | Middle Ages | Tudor
Great Sea Fights 5: A Tudor Battle in the Reign of Henry VIII, 10 August, 1512.
In this, the fifth episode of our Great Sea Fights series we expl... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Great Sea Fights | Iconic Ships | Middle Ages | Tudor
Maritime Scotland 3: A Blockade Runner from Fife in the American Civil War
This the third episode in our special series on the maritime hist... Read More
Maritime Scotland 2: The Forgotten Shipbuilders of Leith
In this, our second episode dedicated to the remarkable maritime ... Read More
Maritime Scotland 1: The WW2 Midget Submarines of Aberlady Bay
In the latest episode of The Mariner's Mirror Podcast we begin th... Read MoreCategory: Shipwrecks | Engineering | World War 2 | Submarines | Archaeology
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