Rob Bell explores the extraordinary story of the Golden Hinde - the Flagship of England's most notorious pirate, Sir Francis Drake. Sent on a secret mission to plunder Spanish ships in the Pacific, the Golden Hinde's voyage was packed with adventure: from witchcraft and attempted mutiny, to the supreme triumph of her most famous achievement - becoming the first English Ship to sail around the world. Rob climbs aboard a replica of the Golden Hinde on London's South Bank to get to grips with the human stores behind this remarkable vessel. He samples weevil-ridden sailor's rations, gets a crash course in Elizabethan firearms and learns how paranoia and suspicion led Drake to execute one of his closest friends. And, when it came to taking on formidable Spanish galleons, Rob learns how Drake put the Golden Hinde's small size to good use - using stealth and cunning to rob untold riches from unsuspecting enemy ships. Most remarkably, Rob learns how Drake's circumnavigation of the globe was not only an accident, but also a state secret that he might have taken to the grave - had it not been for the surprise intervention of Queen Elizabeth herself.