Authentic voives from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith
Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings, some never previously broadcast, is interwoven with an Illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Bourke. Published in ten volumes, Eyewitness examines the role and the life of the British people in each decade of the century.
The Sixties is one of the landmark decades of the 20th Century. An era of profound social revolution, it created, for good or ill, the permissive society. A repressive, paternalistic culture gave way to greater individual freedom and it was a good time to be young.
But although London was swinging, economic crises, cold war fears, industrial strife and an emerging drug culture dampened the optimism. By the end of the decade, man may have reached the moon, but in Northern Ireland discrimination and the revival of ancient hatreds had erupted into sectarian violence.
The voices of Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Ian Paisley, Bernadette Devlin and Richard Ingrams; as well as students, feminists, Beatles fans and hippies; combine to throw light on this iconic decade.
Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.
Author : Mark Crispin Miller
Narrator : Mark Crispin Miller
Published By : Audio Evolution LLC
Length : 1 hour 30 minutes
Categories : American 20th Century Social & Economic Knowledge & Learning
Price : $9.95
The political story the media was afraid to touch. The story of how the "Right" stole... View...
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Author : John Cornwell
Narrator : Simon Prebble
Published By : Listen & Live
Length : 6 hours
Categories : 20th Century Biographical Social & Economic Military Historical
Price : $29.95 $26.96
From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping, in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences-then and now. View...
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Author : Adam Fowler
Narrator : Adam Fowler
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 30 minutes
Categories : Biography Social & Economic World
Price : $4.99
Adam Fowler explores the plight of thousands of captive elephants in Asia and their historic and changing relationship with man. View...
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Author : Wendy McElroy
Narrator : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 3 hours
Categories : Ancient Pre 1900 20th Century Social & Economic Knowledge & Learning
Price : $12.95
Germany is historically one of the most important of all nations. Since emerging from its days as a Roman province, Germany (including Prussia) has had a central role in European affairs. It has re... View...
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Author : Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 4 hours 55 minutes
Categories : 20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction
Price : $24.49
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith. 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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