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Travels Through TimeAuthor: Travels Through Time
In each episode we ask a leading historian, novelist or public figure the tantalising question, If you could travel back through time, which year would you visit? Once they have made their choice, then they guide us through that year in three telling scenes. We have visited Pompeii in 79AD, Jerusalem in 1187, the Tower of London in 1483, Colonial America in 1776, 10 Downing Street in 1940 and the Moon in 1969. Featured in the Guardian, Times and Evening Standard. Presented weekly by Sunday Times bestselling writer Peter Moore. Language: en Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Peter Moore: Thomas Cochrane's Explosion at Basque Roads (1809)
Episode 27
Thursday, 10 September, 2026
On 11 April 1809 Thomas Cochrane, RN, made one of the most famous assaults in British naval history. At the Battle of Basque Roads – at which he destroyed much of the French Atlantic Fleet – he detonated an explosion vessel so powerful that it is still being spoken about today. This is a special and different episode of Travels Through Time. In it Peter Moore narrates the opening to his new book, A Dangerous Game: Thomas Cochrane's Life on the Edge. This illustrated excerpt features on the audiobook from Penguin, which is narrated by Ric Jerrom. Find out more and download A Dangerous Game on Audible. And read more about Thomas Cochrane on Unseen Histories. Show Notes Scene: 11 April 1809, Basque Roads Anchorage, France. People/Social Presenter: Peter Moore Producer: Maria Nolan Theme music: Egmont by Ludwig van Beethoven.
