In the run up to our hotly anticipated interview with Sean Bean and Bernard Cornwell (titled Sharpe's Confession), Zack, Liam and Louie sit down to discuss some of the greatest moments from the Sharpe franchise. From best books to most diabolical villains we dissect the series to discuss the high points of the novels and TV series which we have so often described as 'the gateway drug into the Napoleonic era'.

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Chapters (All timings approximate):

00:00 Introduction to the Sharpe Series

01:43 Debating the Greatest Sharpe Book

02:55 Liam's Pitch: Sharpe's Storm

18:40 Louie's Pitch: Sharpe's Tiger

32:41 Zack's Pitch: Sharpe's Waterloo

38:43 The Dynamics of Sharpe and Waterloo

41:22 Character Development and Historical Context

44:29 The Appeal of Historical Drama

46:12 TV Adaptations: A Mixed Bag

55:54 Imagining Future Adaptations

Tags: Sharpe series, Bernard Cornwell, Napoleonic Wars, historical fiction, book review, character analysis, Sharpe's Storm, Sean Bean, military history, emotional depth.