Yo ho ho, a pirate’s life for me - but what is a pirate’s life, and what was it like for women?
This is the story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, a pair of reputably vicious pirates, and their journeys onto and across the seas.
With the help of Julie Walker, author of 'Bonny & Read', find out whether Bonny and Read's fellow crew mates knew that they were women, their reasons for being there, and what life was actually like for them.
WARNING this episode contains naughty words and adult themes
Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Matthew Peaty.
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