Living Legends

A series of six programmes about the truth behind some of the popular figures in British history.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Living Legends
First Air Date	April 19, 1979
Last Air Date	June 6, 1979
Seasons	1
Episodes	6
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies
Networks	BBC Television

S01E06

Captain Kidd

The real Captain Kidd was a merchant sea-captain, a man of property and an honoured citizen of New York. He was 50 when he was given the King's commission to hunt down pirates in the Indian Ocean. Two years later he died on the gallows in London, a convicted pirate himself.

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