In the King's Name
It is 1819, and Captain Adam Bolitho is ordered once again to Freetown in West Africa with secret orders for the senior officer there. The slave trade has been outlawed by many nations, but a...
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The Only Victor
Reader: Michael Jayston
It is February, 1806. The frigate carrying Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. It is only four months since the resounding victory over the combined...
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Form Line of Battle!
June 1793, Gibraltar and the gathering might of revolutionary France prepares to engulf Europe in another bloody war. As in the past, Britain will stand or fall by the fighting power of her fleet....
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To Glory We Steer
Reader: Michael Jayston
January 1782, Portsmouth. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Phalarope is ordered to the assistance of the hard-pressed squadrons in the Caribbean. Aboard is her new commander - Richard Bolitho. To...
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Enemy in Sight
The Mediterranean, 1793, and, despite Britain’s successes, the outcome of the sea war is still in the balance. As soon as his ship’s refit is completed, Captain Richard Bolitho is ordered to...
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A Tradition of Victory
Reader: Michael Jayston
Plymouth, July 1801: Richard Bolitho's small squadron, still repairing battle scars earned in heavy action at Copenhagen, has been months away from the sea. But the Admiralty needs Bolitho. After...
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Cross of St George
In the bitter February of 1813, with convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to American privateers, Sir Richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows cannot be won, but...
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Signal-Close Action!
Reader: Michael Jayston
As master of France, Napoleon now turns towards the East - and the vast wealth of India. But first he must secure the eastern Mediterranean and Egypt. Now Commodore of a newly-formed squadron in a...
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For My Country's Freedom
Reader: Michael Jayston
It is March 1811 and Bolitho is recalled to duty after only two-and-a-half months’ peace in Cornwall with his beloved Catherine. Promoted to Admiral, his choice of flagship and flag captain...
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Honour this Day
It is September 1804. England stands alone against France and the fleets of Spain, anticipating invasion. Vice-admiral Richard Bolitho has his own troubles to settle at home too. But his time on...
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Beyond the Reef
Reader: Michael Jayston
In March 1808, as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force...
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The Flag Captain
Reader: Michael Jayston
April 1797, Falmouth Bay. As France continues her bitter struggle for supremacy on land and sea, the Royal Navy receives a crippling blow at home: the Great Mutiny. Returning home after eighteen...
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Command a King's Ship
Spithead, 1784. His Majesty's frigate, Undine, sets sail for India and the seas beyond. Europe may be at peace - but in colonial waters the promises of statesmen count for little and the bloody...
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Colours Aloft!
Reader: Michael Jayston
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds himself the new master of the Argonaute, a French flagship taken in battle. With the Peace of Amiens in ruins, he must leave the safety of Falmouth. What...
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Sloop of War
April 1778, English Harbour, Antigua. As the French enter the American War of Independence in earnest, young Richard Bolitho is given his first command: Sparrow—a fast, well-armed fighting...
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Success to the Brave
Reader: Michael Jayston
Spring 1802. Richard Bolitho is summoned to the Admiralty to receive his orders for a difficult and thankless mission... The recent Peace of Amiens is already showing signs of strain as old...
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Stand into Danger
Plymouth, 1774. Richard Bolitho is now newly appointed Third Lieutenant, joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny. It is a far step from midshipman’s berth to wardroom and Bolitho must come to...
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