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 5, covering the years 1979-1999, looks at the Thatcher years, the Falklands War and the greatest ever Royal Wedding. Beyond Britain Gorbachev was influencing world affairs and, back in the nation's capital, a dome is being built to celebrate the approaching millenium.
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.
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... |
T E Lawrence
Narrated By : Jim Norton
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 3 hours 50 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Autobiography
20th Century
World
Biographical
Our Price : $15.49
Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. See full description... |
Wendy McElroy
Narrated By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Pre 1900
20th Century
British
Social & Economic
Our Price : $12.95
The "isle of poets and scholars" has known almost constant warfare for centuries. In 1920, it was divided into North and South; yet this purely political solution left a religious and cultural schi... See full description... |
Aaron J. Klein
Narrated By : Stefan Rudnicki
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 8 hours
Categories : 20th Century
Film
True Crime
Our Price : $16.95
1972. The Munich Olympics. Members of the Palestinian group Black September murder eleven Israeli athletes. Prime Minister Golda Meir vows to track down those responsible. Thus begins the Israeli r... 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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