Radio Westeros E71 - Blackwater, Part I - The Clash of Kings

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🗓️ 30 June 2022

⏱️ 124 minutes

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We're revisiting the epic Battle of the Blackwater, with a pair of immersive episodes designed to bring the action to your ears! In part one we cover what the battle will mean to our major characters, and run through all the preparations made by each side. The battle commences with Davos sailing into the Blackwater Rush and Stannis preparing to cross the river. Special readings and adverts from Westeros complete the episode. Join us on an explosive journey into the heart of a legendary battle!

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0:00.0	Radio Esturos, episode 71, Blackwater, Part 1. Hello and welcome to another episode of Radio Westeros.
0:18.0	I'm one of your hosts Yoke Boy and here with me is Lady Gwyn.
0:26.4	Yeah, hi everyone. Thanks for tuning in. Today we have a very exciting action-packed
0:31.3	episode for you all as for the first time in years we're covering a
0:35.2	single battle and not just any battle one of the key battles in the series to date the
0:41.3	unforgettable Battle of the Blackwater,
0:44.0	the only battle in the War of the Five Kings,
0:46.0	in which two of the Kings actually face off.
0:50.0	Yes, and we have quite a ride in store for you. We've actually covered this battle previously as part of our War of the Five Kings series, but here our focus and approach will be both intense and immersive.
1:02.9	In fact, this look at Blackwater will run across two episodes with this being the first.
1:09.0	We'll take a close look at the setup of the conflict as we consider the disparate storied threads about to converge at the heart of Blackwater Bay.
1:18.0	The circumstances behind this battle are complex to say the least, so let us unravel them all for you in a
1:24.7	prelude recap that focuses on plot and characters.
1:28.6	Then we'll dive into military analysis where we'll talk through everything from the battle
1:34.4	preparations to troop numbers timeline and logistics. Again we're going to lay
1:39.0	everything out for you and let you revisit this conflict with all the information necessary to add further depth to your experience and hopefully heighten your appreciation of the sequence.
1:50.0	And after walking through the setup, we'll then set sail with Sir Davos Seaworth as he heads to war on Black Beth with his sons by his side.
2:00.0	Relive the action with specially made readings from the Battlefront designed to put you in the moment as fully as possible.
2:07.0	And speaking of specially made readings, fans of our in-universe, Westerosi adverts are in for a treat.
2:14.3	We've inserted no fewer than six pseudo-Radio ads to immerse you in this world from characters
2:20.5	and factions such as Stanis Barathian, Braun, the Antlermen, the Alchemist
2:25.6	Guild, the Master Smith Ironbelly, and more, so keep an ear out for them.
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