Autumn 2009
Date: Saturday 26th September 2009
Venue: Bridport Town Hall, Bucky Doo Square & The Ropemakers
Time: 11am
Price: Free
Talks At The Town Hall
Introduced by Roger, Steve Mills and Kev Davis talk about social crime and punishment, and smuggling in Poole.
- Listen to Roger's introduction(8 MB 22 mins mp3 file)
- Listen to Steve Mill's Talk (9 MB 19 mins mp3 file)
- Listen to Kevin Davis' Talk (8.5 MB 36 mins mp3 file)
- Read a write up of this event from Bridport Museum (0.5 MB pdf file)
Fun In Bucky Doo Square
The recreation of a satirical pirate trial as related in Villains of all Nations and Johnson’s History of Piracy, plus some gallows speeches by pirates etc. Other oddities include a ‘noose tying’ workshop, John Gregory’s hanging poems and pirate stuff for kids.
Music At The Ropemakers
In the evening Who’s Afear’d and the Boothill All Stars will be playing at The Ropemakers.
