Episode Three: Mutiny on the Bounty*, Part I

*and in some other places

The Mutineers turning Lt Bligh and part of the Officers and Crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, 29th April 1789, by Robert Dodd

On 28 April 1789, the HMS Bounty was seized in the early hours of the morning by Fletcher Christian and a handful of mutineers. What proceeded and what followed was a dramatic tale of friendship, betrayal, overconfidence, and incompetence. In this first episode covering the tale of the HMS Bounty, we explore the lead up, the Mutiny, and what became of Fletcher Christian. In part two, we’ll discuss the stranded William Bligh and his loyalists, and the repercussions of the events of Part I.

Part II coming Wednesday 20th October.

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Many thanks to our composer and producer Marlon Grunden, who you can find at his website here.

Further reading/viewing

• Paradise in Chains by Diana Preston

• ‘The Bounty bastard’, Rum, Rebels, and Ratbags podcast by ABC Radio, with Dominic Knight and historian David Hunt.

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