Timewatch - Season 22 Episode 1 White Slaves, Pirate Gold
6.9060 minutes
A shipwreck off Devon uncovered much more than a haul of Islamic coins and jewellery - it also revealed a forgotten time when coastal Europe lived in terror of the "Barbary pirates". The story behind the ship, and why over a million Europeans vanished into North Africa in the 250 years from 1570.
First of six new installments.