In the 1740s Philip Saumarez joined Commodore Anson in pursuit of Spanish treasure. A story of ill-manned ships, disease, determination and, eventually, triumph.

An enthusiastic Air Cadet tells new recruits to 201 Squadron RAF

the story of Rex Warneford, who won the VC in 1915 as the first man to destroy a Zeppelin.

A-Gardening with Lambert

Alf, a militiaman who served under Sir Isaac Brock,  tells Nellie the barmaid about Brock's rise from Captain to Major-General and the Battle of Queenston Heights when Brock became the Hero of Canada.

15 years after the fateful explosion of 1672, the sisters of

Lord Hatton, Governor of Guernsey, return to the Castle

and remember that dreadful night.

A tale of competition, heroism and tragedy when the L&SWR's steamship Stella is shipwrecked on a voyage to Guernsey in 1899.

1885 - Sir Edgar McCulloch, Bailiff of Guernsey, gathers material for his book on Guernsey Legends - with the help of his housekeeper Ruth Du Pont.

Captain Greybeard the Pirate

Type your paragraph here.

The elegant balls of the Regency period made dancing an integral part of the social scene.  Enjoy the spectacle - and maybe try it for yourself!

Full Steam Ahead

Lady Tar

Neglect - or Treason?

1204 and all that!

In 1573 Lady Margaret comes to Castle Cornet to be a lady

companion to the Governor's wife. She shares her experiences

while working on her blackwork embroidery.

Amice de Carteret, Bailiff of Guernsey in the 1600s: powerful, ruthless and the scourge of witches.

Mary's childhood memories of the Occupation are brought back

as she reads her mother's diaries from those years.

Regency Dancing

All Hands on Deck

Three important prisoners have escaped from besieged Castle Cornet. Is the gaoler guilty of neglect? Or treason?  You hear the evidence presented by the Royalist Governor, and decide.

Victory in the Baltic

This House is Occupied

An acquaintance of M. Hugo enlists the help of some of the audience to describe Hugo's new book Toilers of the Sea​.

The extraordinary story of General John Lambert, deputy to Oliver Cromwell, who was imprisoned in Castle Cornet by Charles II from 1661 to 1670.

A Letter of Marque gave seamen a legitimate claim on the bounty from captured enemy ships. Pirate Black Jack thinks this is one for him!

Cholera

Besieged

The story behind G.U.N.S., the Guernsey Underground News

Service, told by Allan Harris. Allan has a direct connection to one of those Guernsey men and women who took great risks to make sure islanders heard the truth about the progress of the war.

Naval muster books rarely mention the women who served under captains such as Nelson and Saumarez. The life of a seaman was not all it seemed!

Explosion at the Castle

Admiral James Saumarez commands the Royal Navy's Baltic Fleet in 1810 and prevents Napoleon from gaining control of the Baltic.

Wildhawk Warneford

Spells, Curses or Cures

Burnt at the Stake

Hero of Canada

Something for the younger audience: Captain Greybeard is a pirate of the old school - who is brave enough to join his crew?

Guernsey Folklore

Letter of Marque

G.U.N.S.

1832... rich or poor, no-one was safe from this deadly disease. Gravedigger Samuel Boucher relives the three weeks of terror with the help of several ladies of his acquaintance.

Lady Margaret - Tudor Lady

Life under siege in Castle Cornet during the English Civil War 1643-1651. John Plunkett recalls his life as a soldier garrisoned in the Castle.

After King John loses Normandy, Eustace the renegade monk

tries to seize Guernsey but is thwarted by a brave volunteer

from the audience!

Recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs, this is the tragic tale of three

Guernsey women from the Cauches family who were tried and

convicted of heresy in 1556. This play is performed in promenade

in Town on 17th and 27th July.

Monsieur Victor Hugo