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Pirates: Behind the Legends

1 season · 2024 · Ended

★★★★★3.5

DramaDocumentary

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

Episodes

All seasons

Francis Drake - For Queen and Country

S01 · E01 Francis Drake - For Queen and CountryJune 9, 2024

Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland

S01 · E02 Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of IrelandJune 9, 2024

John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa

S01 · E03 John Ward - The English Pirate of North AfricaJune 16, 2024

Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate

S01 · E04 Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant PirateJune 16, 2024

William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter

S01 · E05 William Kidd - The Treasure HunterJune 23, 2024

Blackbeard

S01 · E06 BlackbeardJune 23, 2024

Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits

S01 · E07 Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel SpiritsJune 30, 2024

Roberts - The Last Great Pirate

S01 · E08 Roberts - The Last Great PirateJune 30, 2024

Cast

Billy Boyd

Billy BoydNarrator (voice)

Anne Chambers

Anne ChambersSelf - Author

Harcourt T. Fuller

Harcourt T. FullerSelf - Historian

Iszi LawrenceSelf - Author & History Presenter

Martin Mares

Martin MaresSelf - Historian

Richard BlakemoreSelf - Historian

Hannah CusworthSelf - Historian

Connie KelleherSelf - Author

Mark HannaSelf - Historian