A series about the truth behind some of the popular figures in British history. Captain Kidd
Introduced by Magnus Magnusson The real Captain Kidd was a merchant sea-captain and an honoured citizen of New York. He was 50 when he was given the King's commission to hunt down Pirates in the Indian Ocean. Two years later he died on the gallows in London, a convicted pirate himself. And what happened to Kidd's treasure? Where is it and has it all been recovered?
Producer FRANCESCA KIRBY-GREEN Editor BRUCE NORMAN