Have you Ever Wanted to Disappear?

About this episode

The episode explores the history and realities of Pitcairn Island, focusing on its origins from the 1789 mutiny and the experiences of its inhabitants.

What is the history of the Island of Pitcairn, its myths and realities? Born from the 1789 Mutiny, the mutineers, led by Fletcher Christian stumble across Pitcairn. Handily wrongly located on maps, this is their opportunity to escape the British Navy and disappear, today all Pitcairn families are descended from the mutineers and their Tahitian ‘wives’. But they were not a contented community, marked by violence and death, which are marked on the Island in place names. Abuse survivor Glenda, now living in the UK, paints a vivid picture of life on the Island, eating breadfruit, swimming, the unique language, the red volcanic dirt. But her memories are not all full of sunshine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Always True Crime

Guest: Glenda

Topics covered

• Pitcairn Island history
• mutiny
• survivor stories
• community dynamics
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• Pitcairn Island
• mutiny
• Fletcher Christian
• Glenda
• survivor
• cultural history
• violence
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Navy

Places: Pitcairn

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