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.
Between the onset of the Depression in 1930 and the outbreak of war in 1939, social and political divisions deepened. Soaring unemployment, wage cuts and the Means Test humiliated workers, and discontent showed itself in mass demonstrations such as the Jarrow March. Fascism gained a toe-hold in the UK with Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, and in 1936 the rival ideologies of fascism and communism found a battleground in the Spanish Civil War.
The decade provided few moments of celebration. Fred Perry won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon, and the coronation of George VI was a joyous occasion, but it was to be the last for some time. Voices such as Churchill and Chamberlain remind us of the political mood, but it is the testaments of ordinary people buffeted by events beyond their control that are the most telling.
Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.
Joanna Bourke
Narrated By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 5 hours
Categories : 20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction Military
Our Price : $26.99
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith... See full description...
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Wen Ho Lee with Helen Zia
Narrated By : Fred Stella
Publisher : Brilliance Audio Inc
Runtime : 11 hours 21 minutes
Categories : American 20th Century Autobiography
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Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated By : Cotter Smith
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 5 hours
Categories : American World 20th Century Military
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Clayborne Carson and Peter Holloran
Narrated By : Rev Martin Luther King, JR
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Runtime : 8 hours
Categories : Christianity Inspiration & Devotion American 20th Century
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With fiery words of wisdom and a passion for justice, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired people everywhere to perform extraordinary acts of courage. See full description...
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James Bradley
Narrated By : James Bradley
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : American World 20th Century Military
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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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