Captain Blood

In the summer of 1685, a quiet street in Bridgewater hums with the restless energy of a failed uprising. Peter Blood, a surgeon‑turned‑philosopher, watches the rag‑tag crowd of tradesmen brandish makeshift weapons while he tends his geraniums and puffs on his pipe. His sharp wit and skeptical mind dismiss the pretensions of the Monmouth claim, and his learned disdain for the chaos marks him as an outsider amid the fervor.

When the rebellion collapses, Blood’s calm competence draws the attention of those who would use his talents for far more perilous purposes. The very independence that has kept him aloof now threatens to pull him into a world of danger and adventure beyond the familiar cobbles of his town. Listeners will follow his reluctant plunge from a modest physician into a realm where loyalty, survival, and daring collide.