Pirates: Behind the Legends

Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates.

  • Genre: Documentary, Drama
  • First Air Date: 2024-06-09
  • Last Air Date: 2024-06-30
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 8
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Episode Runtime: 44 min.
  • Production Company: National Geographic
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Networks: National Geographic
  • Director: Daniel Sharp
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Summary

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

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Pirates: Behind the Legends Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2024-06-09
8 Episodes

Pirates: Behind the Legends Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Francis Drake - For Queen and Country60 min
Season 1Episode 2The Tale Of Grace O'Malley60 min
Season 1Episode 3John Ward60 min
Season 1Episode 4Henry Morgan60 min
Season 1Episode 5William Kidd60 min
Season 1Episode 6Blackbeard60 min
Season 1Episode 7Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits60 min
Season 1Episode 8Roberts: The Last Great Pirate60 min
  • Billy Boyd

    as Narrator
  • Anne Chambers

    as Self - Author
  • Harcourt T. Fuller

    as Self - Historian
  • Iszi Lawrence

    as Self - Author & History Presenter
  • Martin Mares

    as Self - Historian
  • Richard Blakemore

    as Self - Historian
  • Hannah Cusworth

    as Self - Historian
  • Connie Kelleher

    as Self - Author
  • Mark Hanna

    as Self - Historian
Directing Daniel Sharp Director
Production Daniel Sharp Producer
Production Anna O'Malley Producer
Production Yasmine Alkadi Line Producer
Production Matt King Co-Executive Producer
Sound Mark Summerell Music
Crew Charlie Goodger Cinematography
Crew Oliver Watts Cinematography
Art Sophie Moelle Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Michael Bromley Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Zoe Pyne Assistant Makeup Artist
Sound Geoff Alexander Sound Director
Art Ella Turner Art Department Assistant
Visual Effects Michael Hunault Visual Effects
Production Becky Gordon Researcher