Jamestown: From Colony to Cannibalism
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Jamestown: From Colony to Cannibalism
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**This episode contains graphic explorations of starvation and cannibalism**
What happens when a colony reaches the edge of survival?
In this third episode leading up to the 250th anniversary of American independence,
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr Rachel Winchcombe examine the so-called Starving Time of 1609-1610, when Jamestown settlers faced famine, desperation and cannibalism. Together they reveal the complex human story behind early colonial America’s most infamous crisis.
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Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.
All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
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