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The Ballad Of Anne & Mary

Long Cat Media 9 Episodes Apr 8, 2026

A rollicking and romantic musical adventure inspired by the lives of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Set in 1721 London, debt-ridden journalist Nathaniel Mist ghost-writes a sensational history of pirates while confronting the real women behind the myths. Featuring musical performances by Christina Bianco, Sooz Kempner, Karl Queensborough, and Le Gateau Chocolat. Nominated for BBC Audio Drama Awards and British Podcast Awards in 2022.

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5. Redoublement May 27, 2021 00:40:15 Previously: Bob appears to Mist in a dream, and shows him the capture of The Revenge by pirate-turned-privateer Jonathan Barnet. Anne and Read fight to the last, Bob is shot in battle, and dies in Mist’s arms. Mist then awakes, incarcerated in Barnet’s house, where a raging Barnet tells him that he is planning to torture Anne and Read for the location of Rackham’s treasure - but, Scratby

4. Broken Time May 20, 2021 00:28:10 Previously: On board the Revenge, the frosty-but-curious relationship between Bonny and Read comes to a head, as they clear the air with a heated sparring match. Read decides to reveal that she was born Mary, not Mark. Meanwhile, some weeks have passed, and Nathaniel Mist is on good terms with the pirates. Read, who has rallied from fever, chastises Mist for endangering himself with his s

3. Boar's Thrust May 13, 2021 00:33:55 Previously: Anne’s story continues with her arrival at Nassau, and her discovery that her new husband John Bonny is a government informant. She promptly leaves him, and enlists with Captain “Calico” Jack Rackham, who, she is amazed to discover, allows women in his crew. Meanwhile, Nathaniel Mist’s deal with pirate hunter Jonathan Barnet grows murkier, as Barnet insists Mist press the pira

2. True Edge May 6, 2021 00:33:13 Previously: Journalist Nathaniel Mist arrives at Newgate Prison to interview Anne Bonny and Mary Read for the book he is co-writing with Jonathan Barnet, the privateer who captured the pirates' ship Revenge. Unexpectedly, Barnet decides not to visit the pirates, and the two agree to meet at King's Coffee House later that night. Mist discovers that Read is ill with a fever, so he turns his

1. Take The Steel Apr 29, 2021 00:39:09 Researching for his book on piratical history, cash-strapped journalist Nathaniel Mist arrives at Newgate Prison to interview the two notorious survivors of the captured ship Revenge. He finds Mary Read delirious with fever, and Anne Bonny in no mood for smalltalk. What will he have to bargain in exchange for their stories? Featuring Christina Bianco as Anne Bonny, Sooz Kempner as Mary Re

The Ballad Of Anne & Mary - Trailer Feb 1, 2021 00:01:18 It's 1721, and London is abuzz with news of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, currently languishing in Newgate Prison. It’s the perfect time for debt-ridden journalist Nathaniel Mist to exploit the public appetite and ghost-write a sensational (and hopefully best-selling) history of pirates. But as the balladeers and gossips on the streets of London build myths around the blood-

The Ballad Of Anne & Mary

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