Pirates Behind the Legends

I got to take part in this new series. Talking about Francis Drake, Henry Morgan and Bartholomew Roberts… I might sneak into the Blackbeard episode too.

A swashbuckling adventure, this is the true and untold story of the history of pirates. From the legendary John Ward, immortalised in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake, branded a pirate by his enemies but hero by comrades, to the Pirates of the Caribbean, brutal and shrouded in myth. Who were the real enemies of the sea?

Watch on the National Geographic channel, available on Sky (129) and Virgin Media (183).

Sundays at 7pm BST. Starts 18th August.