We welcome historian and author Peter Moore to discuss his new book, Dangerous Game: Thomas Cochrane’s Life on the Edge. Peter dives deep into the real-life naval hero who inspired Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey.  Discover fresh archival revelations, the complex family dynamics shaping Cochrane's ambitions, his controversial 1814 stock exchange trial, and forgotten exploits from chemical warfare plans to daring night actions. Plus, we explore Peter's own journey into O’Brian’s fiction and the creative craft of naval biography.

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