Continuing the award winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day.
Christopher Lee's
history of Britain,
This Sceptred Isle
, provided the definitive radio account of the nation from the arrival of Julius Caesar to the death of Queen Victoria.
This Sceptred isle
,
The Twentieth Century
, continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that now stands on the brink of the millennium.
Volume I, covering the years 1901 -1919, looks at the impact of the death of Queen Victoria, the growth of the Suffragette Movement, changes in the capital, such as the introduction of the first motor buses and, of course, the far-reaching consequences of the First World War.
Narrated by
Anna Massey
with
Robert Powell
,
This Sceptred lsle, The Twentieth Century
, is an authoritative, vivid and compelling account of one of the most exciting and fast-moving periods in Britain's history.
Gilbert White
Narrator : James Taylor
Published By : Audio Books Ltd
Length : 10 hours 45 minutes
Categories : Biographical British Pre 1900 Biographical Knowledge & Learning
Price : $31.49
'The Natural History of Selborne' has become part of that curious concoction of ideas and artefacts, which are seen as somehow defining "the English way of life." View...
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Berwick Coates
Narrator : Berwick Coates
Published By : Berwick Coates
Length : 48 minutes
Categories : British
Price : $8.49
This series sets out to show what the English thought about losing their American colonies (not much), how they collected an empire (and lost it), how they became "top nation" (and then slipped). View...
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Simon Schama
Narrator : Timothy West
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 10 hours 55 minutes
Categories : British History Pre 1900 20th Century
Price : $39.25
Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic. View...
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Tim Clayton & Phil Craig
Narrator : Sir Derek Jacobi, Christian Rodska and Sandra Duncan
Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Categories : 20th Century British Military
Price : $16.75
The bestselling audiobook of the acclaimed BBC1 series, described as 'Brilliant' by the Daily Mail View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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