Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the death of his ...

Historian Angus Konstam has explained how the stereotypical pirate accent originated from Disney's 74-year-old classic adventure film, Treasure Island, and why the accent sounds the way it does.