Founding Fathers Pt6: The Spy, the Traitor and the Surrender at Yorktown

George Washington is stunned when an American war hero betrays the cause and switches sides. In the dead of night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation with an urgent warning. And while the British attempt to rally support in the southern states, a decisive, climactic battle takes place in Virginia… the Siege of Yorktown. Here, a young officer named Alexander Hamilton will perform heroics… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Clarke Peters. Featuring Krysten Blackstone, Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Caroline Stanley, Alan Taylor. For more on the surrender at Yorktown and the founding of the USA, see special event: ‘Dinners of Diplomacy’, 29th-30th October, 2026, Knowsley Hall in England. Hosted by the Countess of Derby and featuring expert scholars. https://knowsleyhall.co.uk/event/dinners-of-diplomacy-american-revolution/⁠⁠https://knowsleyhall.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/76875?catID=72250& Written and produced by Edward White | Series Producer: Ed Baranski | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds | Script Consultant: Peter Kastor | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Oliver Sanders | Assembly editing by Tony Onuchukwu | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering by Josh Latham. Recording Engineer: Gerry O’Riordan at The Soundhouse Studios | Additional voice performed by Francesca Thakorlal. Get every episode of Founding Fathers: An American Dream two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Founding Fathers Pt5: The Christmas Miracle

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Founding Fathers Pt4: Independence Day

Throughout the colonies, war escalates. The siege of Boston comes to a dramatic end. A leader of the Mohawk people travels to London to pledge his support to King George. And in a sweltering room in P...

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Founding Fathers Pt3: A Shot Heard Around the World

The colonies prepare for battle. Paul Revere rides into the New England backcountry with a warning: the redcoats are coming. In the town of Lexington, the first shot of the Revolutionary War is fired ...

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Founding Fathers Pt2: The Massacre and the Tea Party

Boston is in chaos, culminating in a bloody clash between locals and redcoats. From the turmoil steps John Adams, a young lawyer who volunteers to do the least wanted job in the city: defending Britis...

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Founding Fathers Pt1: The Great Awakening and the Growing Rebellion

European superpowers battle for control of North America. A charismatic preacher takes the American colonies by storm. And the rabble-rouser Samuel Adams leads protests over unfair taxation, ending in...

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