Master and Commander (1995) by Patrick O’Brian

Support me on Ko-Fi: Patrick O’Brian’s Napoleonic/Nautical adventures were hugely popular, and so this serial adaptation of one of his early Aubrey & Maturin books must have seemed like a surefire hit. Whether it was or wasn’t, it wasn’t followed by a further series... though Aubrey & Maturin did return to Radio 4 about a decade later... Check out my other channel @mysteriousmagpie for hundreds of radio plays about ghosts, monsters and murderers... If you’re interested to know more about the century-long history of ghost and horror stories broadcast at Christmas on British television and radio, you might like to check out my book, HOLLY WRAITHS (and its companion volume HOLLY TERRORS), an A-Z guide available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and : =sr_1_2?crid=19SPJYB8KTAJ0&keywords=holly wraiths&qid=1693491353&sp