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 3, covering the years 1939-1959. takes a global perspective. Following the horrors of the Second World War. culminating in the horrific bombing of Hiroshima and the onset of the Cold war, came the beginnings of popular culture: Marilyn Monroe. Elvis Presley and the Mini.
Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell. This Sceptred Isle, The Twentieth Century, is an authoritative, vivid and compelling account of one of the most exciting and fast-moving periods in Britain's history.
Wen Ho Lee with Helen Zia
Narrated By : Fred Stella
Publisher : Brilliance Audio Inc
Runtime : 11 hours 21 minutes
Categories : American
20th Century
Autobiography
Our Price : $24.95
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Sir Winston Churchill
Narrated By : Sir Winston Churchill
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : British
20th Century
Our Price : $18.49
Sir Winston Churchill’s greatest speeches digitally remastered, selected and introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill... See full description... |
Michael R. Beschloss
Narrated By : Michael R. Beschloss
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : 20th Century
American
Our Price : $25.00 $18.95
Still hated and revered a quarter century after his death, we hear Lyndon Johnson as he schemes and blusters, rewards, and punishes, and reveals a bedrock core of unshakable political beliefs. See full description... |
Mark Fuhrman
Narrated By : Jeff Riggenbach
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 11 hours 30 minutes
Categories : True Crime
Detective
American
20th Century
Our Price : $34.95 $23.95
For O. J. Simpson to get away with murder, an innocent cop and brilliant detective had to be destroyed. That was the strategy of the Simpson defense. But as certainty about Simpson's guilt grew, so... See full description... |
Alistair Cooke
Narrated By : Alistair Cooke and Matt Frei
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Biographical
20th Century
American
Biographical
Our Price : $17.99
A selection of Alistair Cooke’s finest radio Letters in chronological order from his earliest broadcasts. 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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