

The Dark Reality of Life at Sea
Dan Snow joins After Dark to reveal the brutal reality of life of sailors during the golden age of sail. From the cat o' nine tails, to the pressgang, from scurvy to mutineers. How did people survive the most extreme conditions imaginable? Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick and Mariana Des Forges.…
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