"Show a leg" is what you say to wake up a shipmate. "Sail ho" is what you say when a ship comes sailing by. "Shiver me timbers" is what you say when feeling quite surprised. "Aye Aye, Captain" is what ...

Preparation: Simply draw or print a large picture of a pirate, and cut out some accessories to stick on for a swashbuckling take on the classic children’s party game Pin the Tail on the Donkey. How to ...

Shiver me timbers! Nino Raphael has created an interactive musical inspired by Margaret Mahy's much-loved children's book.

STEAMPUNK SWASHBUCKLE: Pirates in popular culture used to be of the Douglas Fairbanks, Captain Hook type. Oh, not always, but there was a certain form followed, from the perfectly formed curls that ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! We haven’t seen anything quite like this before. Cosmo Jarvis‘ song “Gay Pirates” goes ...

What is it that children love so much about pirates? Is it the deep-rooted desire to oppose legitimate adult authority or just the sight of grown-ups wearing eyepatches and shouting Ahharrr? Either ...

Filming for the third series of Swashbuckle is well under way when we arrive to take a look behind the scenes at the MediaCityUK Studios. Sited neatly between the BBC’s glitzy new offices and Booth ...