The Lubber’s Hole - A Patrick O’Brian Podcast

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Latest episodes

• Episode 12 - The Mauritius Command (Part 1)

  July 5, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min

  Jack is married and settled in his dream cottage with Sophie - but the dream isn't working out perfectly, so a new mission in the Indian ocean has him hurrying to get to sea with Stephen again.  Jack struggles to corral a group of…

• Episode 11 - HMS Surprise (Final Part)

  June 28, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min

  It's been a long journey, but Jack and Stephen are finally headed for home.  Before they get there, Jack must face the French, Stephen must face a duel, and they both must face the prospect of rejection.  They seek comfort in music (if…

• Episode 10 - HMS Surprise (Part 4)

  June 20, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min

  Steven and Jack are in Bombay, and there are temptations and tragedies at hand.  Ian and Mike talk through the emotional depths of O'Brian's great writing, and explore literary references to Dryden and Dostoevsky.   Ch 7-8

• Episode 9 - HMS Surprise (Part 3); Tom Horn

  June 14, 2020 · 55 min

  The Surprise, now a character in her own right, carries Jack and Stephen (and their passengers) through a life-threatening storm.  We get assistance in navigating the Southern Ocean from our special guest Tom Horn, creator of the…

• Episode 8 - HMS Surprise (Part 2)

  June 6, 2020 · 48 min

  Now cast ashore, Stephen and Jack encounter a shock, a revelation, a bolt from the blue: an auspicious ship to carry them round the world. They meet vampires, rats, albatrosses and of course a sloth - but what has Jack done to earn the…

• Episode 7 - HMS Surprise (Part 1); Jeremy Raymond

  May 31, 2020 · 59 min

  To look back on the first two books with a fresh perspective, we're joined by our friend Jeremy, who read Master & Commander just to help us out; and we turn the first pages of HMS Surprise, with a trip home for Patrick O'Brian, danger for…

• Episode 6 - Post Captain (Final Part)

  May 23, 2020 · 46 min

  Everything is now in play - lives, careers, relationships, fortunes, all thrown into one great gamble in Jack's expedited cutting-out mission at Chaulieu.  Jack and Stephen might get to redeem themselves and each other, but what about…

• Episode 5 - Post Captain (Part 3)

  May 16, 2020 · 44 min

  Jack has a ship, Pullings is a lieutenant, but all is still not well ... a dogged and unhappy crew, a fragile friendship, financial hardship, deceptions and dalliances all threaten Jack and Stephen's happiness and safety.  As the plot…