The most played episodes among Podcast App listeners.

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   Number 1: Episode 237 - Desolation Island (Part 5)

   The crew of the Leopard go through hell and out the other side. We have disease and despair, a finely-honed intelligence coup, an escape to higher ground, and a fascinating detour into the 18th-century literary and theological easter eggs hidden in Louisa Wogan’s cabin. Grab a slice of iced pudding and settle in!

   August 09, 2026·1h 12min
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   Number 2: Episode 51 - Treason's Harbour (Part 8); Philip Ball

   Jack tests his fortune with the admiral after mixed fortunes in Arabia. Stephen looks like a vagrant, Jack feels like a bereaved lover and the Surprise looks like change could be coming. And we talk Mediterranean strategy, amphibious operations and the Ottoman empire with special guest Philip Ball. Ch 8.

   April 05, 2021·56min
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   Number 3: Episode 50 - Treason's Harbour (Part 7)

   Jack says an awkward goodbye to his Turkish and Arabian guests, while he and Stephen chat about politics, ophthalmia and even adultery with a new friend. We discover the remarkable Lady Hester Stanhope, witness a Bedouin fantasia, and wonder what the admiral will say about it all. Ch7.

   March 28, 2021·51min
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   Number 4: Episode 49 - Treason's Harbour (Part 6)

   Sunken galleys, treasure, sharks, khat and a diving bell - everything about this week's episode says 'exotic'. But can Jack turn all this excitement into victory over the French? And if not, why not? Ch 6.

   March 21, 2021·1h
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   Number 5: Episode 48 - Treason's Harbour (Part 5)

   Jack, Stephen and their followers have to travel across the desert, threatened on all sides by ghouls and jinns and fairies, supported by a noble horse, and by an odabashi with remarkable language skills. Ch 5.

   March 14, 2021·55min
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