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NOTORIOUS PIRATES

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

1: Blackbeard
Reader, John Glen
Edward Teach , alias Blackbeard. was as picturesque as he was villainous. This picture of him is taken from the original ' Who's Who in Piracy —Captain Charles Johnson 's General History of the Most Notorious Pirates, published in 1724. Next Friday:
Bartholemew Roberts

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Reader:
John Glen
Reader:
Edward Teach
Unknown:
Captain Charles Johnson
Unknown:
Bartholemew Roberts
Source: Radio Times

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