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PIRATES: BEHIND THE LEGENDS
- Every Tuesday 10pm KSA/11pm UAE
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A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates. From Francis Drake to Blackbeard, who were the real enemies of the sea?
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- Pirates: Behind the Legends: William KiddCaptain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd turns from pirate hunter to pirate.
- Pirates: Behind the Legends: BlackbeardBlackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.
- Pirates: Behind the Legends: Anne Bonny and Mary ReadBefore they’re captured and face trial, Anne Bonny and Mary Read’s brief careers show them to be more ferocious than the male pirates they sail with.
- Pirates: Behind the Legends: Francis DrakeCircumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake’s career, cementing him in history as the world’s most controversial pirate.
- Pirates: Behind the Legends: Grace O'MalleyGrace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit.
- Pirates: Behind the Legends: Bartholomew RobertsBartholomew Roberts, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, brings West Indies trade to a standstill until hunted down by the English crown.
- Pirates: Behind the Legends: Henry MorganA brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
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