Palaeography and popular culture:

I was just watching episode 4 of Shipwreck Hunters Australia on Disney+, in which they are diving the wreck site of The Trial, an East India Company ship which sank off the coast of Australia in 1622.

Towards the end they showed a couple of manuscripts with the accounts of the survivors, and I will admit to pausing the episode to read part of one out loud to my wife.

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'He has some exciting news from the archives'.

Narrator: And at that moment, the historian in the family refused to change the channel and settled in to watch Disney. She was rewarded with 19th century photographs, a discussion about ethical dive practices and preservation policies. *swoon*

Also, is that Hemsworth narrating?

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