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.
Sea Shanties and The Wellerman
In response to the new global social media phenomenon of sea shan... Read MoreCategory: Research
Steamboat Excursions on the Hudson for Chinese Americans, 1883
This week we tackle the important history of race relations in Am... Read MoreCategory: Research
Great Sea Fights: Cape St Vincent (1797) Part 3 – The Spanish View
This third episode in our special series on the Battle of Cape St... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
Great Sea Fights: Cape St Vincent (1797) Part 2 – The Analysis
This second episode in our special series on the Battle of Cape S... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
Great Sea Fights: Cape St Vincent (1797) Part 1 – The Events
This episode published on the anniversary of the Battle of St Vin... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
The Most Important Book in Maritime History? Lloyd’s Register
Dr Sam Willis speaks with Charlotte Ward to explore the remarkabl... Read More
Trafalgar Battle Surgeon: William Beatty
In this special episode Dr Sam Willis explores the life of Willia... Read More
The Medical Chest that Belonged to Nelson’s Surgeon
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The Royal Navy’s Bloodiest Mutiny: Murder and Mayhem on HMS Hermione
Dr Sam Willis discusses the infamous Hermione mutiny of 1797 with... Read MoreCategory: Research
The Challenges and Rewards of Maritime History
Dr Sam Willis speaks to Professor Felipe Fernández-Armesto, one ... Read MoreCategory: Research
Africans in Tudor and Stuart Port Towns
Dr Sam Willis meets with Dr Miranda Kauffman to discuss the resea... Read MoreCategory: Research
Great Sea Fights: The River Plate Part 3 – Analysis
This episode finishes the first story in our new ‘Great Sea Fig... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
Great Sea Fights: The River Plate Part 2 – The Sinking of the Graf Spee
This episode continues the first story in our new 'Great Sea Figh... Read MoreGreat Sea Fights: The River Plate Part 1 – The Dispatches
This episode, published on the anniversary of the Battle of the R... Read MoreCategory: Great Sea Fights
How to map climate change with 200 year-old ships logbooks
One of the key aspects of maritime historical research that is he... Read MoreCategory: Research
The National Maritime Museum’s new photography exhibition – ‘Exposure: Lives at Sea’
Dr Sam Willis visits the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, L... Read MoreCategory: Maritime Art | Museums | Exhibitions
English History’s Most Significant Shipwreck
On the 900th anniversary of the shipwreck, Dr Sam Willis talks wi... Read MoreCategory: Books | Shipwrecks
Lost Maps of the Spanish Armada
Ten hand-drawn maps of the Spanish Armada have surfaced in London... Read MoreCategory: Maritime Art | Museums
The Hudson River Maritime Museum
Dr Sam Willis speaks to Sarah Wassberg Johnson, Director of Exhib... Read MoreCategory: Museums
Turner’s Amazing Maritime Art
Dr Sam Willis heads to the new JMW Turner exhibition at the Tate ... Read MoreCategory: Maritime Art | Museums | Exhibitions
HMS Victory and the Battle of Trafalgar
Sam Willis explores the remarkable conservation project underway ... Read MoreCategory: Historic Ships
