Top Ten Nautical Novels Sean D 2020-04-13 | My favourite maritime novels. Not an attempt at a definitive list of the best nautical fiction novels, rather my personal favourites, the books I enjoyed and go back to. Hope you find something of interest.I made this video with the excellent open-source free video editor OpenShot.The tall ship sounds at the end are from the Jeanie Johnston in the Bay of Biscay.
MY LAI, Hundreds Dead - UK TV Interviews soldiers. Sean D 2024-08-05 | Hundreds of villagers killed in cold blood. You wont see this on your favourite streaming service. In 1989 a Yorkshire Television documentary looked at the My Lai Massacre, and conducted interviews with some of the perpetrators and victims. It may sound like dozens but it was hundreds.
Great Muhammad Ali Interview in Dublin 1972 Sean D 2024-02-25 | Though I'd share this a gem of an interview Ali gave to Irish TV (RTE) in 1972. A snapshot of attitudes at the time. Cathal O'Shannon is the interviewer.
Three Odd War Stories You Wont Hear Elsewhere Sean D 2022-07-10 | I heard three stories over the years that seemed plausible and the teller seemed on the level, but if true they would have been big news. So I dont know what to make of them.
Top 10 Westerns Sean D 2022-06-04 | If you like cowboy films you might enjoy my list of favourites. Hopefully you find something of interest that you will follow up and enjoy.
Uncommon books I collected along the way Sean D 2022-05-04 | These interesting books may be ones you want to read, and you may never have known about them if I didnt tell you.The Jubilee Sailing Trust site is jst.org.ukPlease help if you can, it'll be sad to lose another tall ship, and this charity works wonders.
The British spy executed by the US Sean D 2021-12-28 | The sad story of Major Andre in the American War of Independence. Plus Bonus Material: A very handy life hack!
Some Quirky Facts No.2 Sean D 2021-07-31 | Some more interesting nuggets you may be glad to hear. A crazy story about a pope, a technical innovation with ships, an odd connection to a famous folk song, why some navies have pompoms on the sailors' hats, and more...Full version of Raglan Road by Luke Kelly and the Dubliners is here: youtube.com/watch?v=EuafmLvoJowThe poem is usually known as 'On Raglan Road' while the song version is often just called 'Raglan Road'.
The Catalpa Voyage: A Long-distance Jailbreak Sean D 2021-06-09 | The little-known story of a US whaler breaking prisoners out of an Australian penal colony. Sorry about some jumpy auto-focus briefly, near the end.Clarification: At one point in this video I mention Britain backing the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Actually the official stance was one of neutrality, although that suggestion of equivalance was obviously unappreciated in Washinghton. In reality the establishment had huge financial interest in the US South and Liverpool was effectively a naval base for the Confederacy, with a blind eye turned by the authorities to the building and manning of Naval ships and blockade runners. However I should have referred to "British support" rather than 'Britain's backing' of the Confederacy. The general population of Britain supported the Union.
Aircraft Carriers: Why starboard-side superstructure? Sean D 2021-04-28 | The island, or superstructure, is always on the starboard side of an aircraft carrier (with two exceptions). This video will explain the forces that combine to make that so. (Some early carriers like HMS Argus had a completely flat deck, and this was problematic because pilots found it hard to judge their height in the final approach to landing.) I guess I should have mentioned the obvious, that crashing into the island with its masts and everything was the fear, not just the exhaust and turbulence behind it, but it was so obvious I forgot to mention it.
What happened to HMS Thetis in 1939 Sean D 2021-04-02 | A look at the detail of this tragedy, trying to clear up a few common misunderstandings, explain some of the mysteries.HMS Thetis sank during dive trials while carrying a full crew, other naval personnel and a large number of shipyard workers. Only 4 men made it out, despite her stern being above the surface, and rescuers present. Various accounts get some of the details wrong, which are then perpetuated, this is an attempt to explain some of the detail relating to events on board. It does not go into detail about the rescue effort nor the subsequent investigations and legal cases. The finger-pointing and arse-covering began before the bodies were recovered.
Top 10 Submarine Movies Sean D 2021-02-03 | My top ten favourite submarine films, and as you may have an interest in submarine movies, I have name-checked a few more worth knowing about. There was patchy cloud that day, hence the lighting changes, and yeah I said 'stable' when I meant 'staple'.
Actors Who Really Went To War (1) Sean D 2021-01-03 | Some actors you know well have real war stories to tell.I look at the Dad's Army cast, among others and the famous photo of Pearse's 1916 surrender.
An Anglo-Irish Mutiny in India in 1920 Sean D 2020-12-26 | The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 would make a good movie (if done in the style of Breaker Morant). Few people have heard the story. Here's a summary.This is a slightly re-edited version of the original upload.
WW2: Jervis Bay and San Demetrio - Brave Ships Sean D 2020-11-29 | Convoy HX84 was in the middle of the Atlantic in November 1940 when a large ship was spotted on the horizon, the German 'pocket battleship' Admiral Scheer. This is the story of how an Armed Merchant Cruiser called HMS Jervis Bay with its mixed crew of naval and civilian seamen stood up to the German raider, and the incredible story of the San Demetrio, a tanker loaded with aircraft fuel that fell victim to the Scheer.
..like why destroyers are called destroyers, and more Sean D 2020-08-28 | Just some interesting things you may not have been aware of...I have a mind like flypaper, all kinds of crap sticks to it. Hope you find some of this interesting. I dont want my little channel to be all death and destruction.
Mini-sub trapped on the seabed off Cork in 1973 Sean D 2020-08-04 | The story of the Pisces III trapped on the seabed off Cork, also the story of the first transatlantic cable.
Freakish calamity in the Med in 1893 Sean D 2020-07-14 | The Mediterranean in 1893 was the scene of a terrible tragedy caused by one man's error. Admiral George Tryon's illustrious career will always be defined by his end.
The Méduse Tragedy Sean D 2020-06-23 | The Raft Of The Medusa is a famous painting. Here's the story behind it.
Top 10 Nautical Films Sean D 2020-05-09 | My top 10 nautical films, or maritime movies. I hope you find something that interests you from this selection of my personal favourites.
Shiver Me Timbers Sean D 2018-12-16 | All video clips and almost all the photos are my own (I used a couple taken by shipmates). They were taken on the Bark Endeavour replica, Jeanie Johnston, Stavros S. Niarchos, and the JST's Lord Nelson. I did this as a farewell to Stavros, and because I had good footage from Lord Nelson, and because I like the song, Shiver Me Timbers by Tom Waits, available in any good record shop. I was always taken by the line 'And the clouds are like headlines, on a new front page sky..." and at sea I realised he hit the nail on the head there. PS. There's whales at 2:58
