Authentic voices 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.
In May 1940, Hitler invaded the Netherlands and the phoney war was over. It would take five years to defeat Nazi tyranny in Europe and finally, in August 1945, the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan to bring the Second World War to an end. Post-war Britain saw a return to austerity, but conditions gradually improved and the National Health Service came into being. Internationally, Soviet Russia retreated behind the Iron Curtain, A new enemy was defined - communism.
Servicemen and women remember the battles on air, sea and land; prisoners of war describe how they coped and civilians speak of bombs and doodlebugs. The words of
Winston Churchill, JB Priestley and the irreverence of ITMA boosted morale in the darkest hours, and throughout it all the BBC's own correspondents all over the world reported on this turbulent decade.
Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.
James Tobin
Narrated By : Boyd Gaines
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : 20th Century Social & Economic Biographical Historical Sports
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To Conquer the Air is a hero's tale of overcoming obstacles within and without. It is the story of mankind's most wondrous technological achievement; and it is an account of the mystery of creativity. See full description...
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Bill Bryson
Narrated By : Bill Bryson
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 7 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Autobiography Historical Biographical Biographical 20th Century
Our Price : $26.49
Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the Fifties - complete, unabridged and read by the author See full description...
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Professor John T. Sanders
Narrated By : Edwin Newman
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Ancient Pre 1900 20th Century Biographical Knowledge & Learning
Our Price : $12.95
The concept of the atom—the smallest physical building block of nature—has been around at least since ancient Greece. Leucippus and Democritus conceived of a mechanical or physical atom... See full description...
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Christopher Lee
Narrated By : Anna Massey
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours 5 minutes
Categories : Non Fiction British 20th Century
Our Price : $22.25
Continuing the award-winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day See full description...
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Joanna Bourke
Narrated By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 4 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century British Social & Economic Music Related
Our Price : $24.49
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, wtitten by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith. See full description...
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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