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A fascinating and illuminating audio portrait of the life and career of one of Britain's greatest leaders, recounted by those who knew him and in his own words from the BBC archive.
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The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns, the War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944.
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Perhaps the most well-known collection of reminiscences.
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An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man’s world, passionately sexual yet...
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Like its popular and acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London, this fascinating evocation of Elizabethan...
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Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of a decade of the century described by those who saw them happen...
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith...
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Eyewitness 1920 - 1929 presents the history of the Twentieth Century, based on contemporary accounts of events as they happened, using BBC Archives.
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, wtitten by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.
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Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of a decade of the century described by those who saw them happen...
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith
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Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith
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The unique history of the Twentieth Century - 1990 to 1999.
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A delight, superb. An engaging, tender and uplifting story of a family and its struggle to eke a living from the land...
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The bestselling audiobook of the acclaimed BBC1 series, described as 'Brilliant' by the Daily Mail
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'The Natural History of Selborne' has become part of that curious concoction of ideas and artefacts, which are seen as somehow defining "the English way of life."
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With only bare hands and crude tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored uniforms and clothes. A split-second operation as delic...
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Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, Antinia Fraser unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot.
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This epic three-volume history explores life's grand themes through Britain's rich and colourful history.
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The second volume of Simon Schama's compelling chronicle of the British Isles.
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Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic.
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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...
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Here is a history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times.
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A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen.
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Elizabeth Jenkins, in her classic biography, reveals the woman behind the skilful politician, showing her belief in personal sacrifice to secure peace for the country she loved more than any man.
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In this informative yet entertaining audio-biography, Pearson Phillips reflects on Queen Elizabeth II , her life and times.
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By the end of World War I, Britain had promised control of Palestine to both Arabs and Jews. Each of these peoples claimed a longstanding right to the same piece of land, and violence was inevitabl...
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Monarchy is more than the biographies of the kings and queens of England. It is an in-depth examination of what the English…
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The million-copy best seller...now a major motion picture, two sisters compete for the greatest prize: the love of a king.
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Fabulous historical novel set in the court of King Henry VIII.
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Winchester, hit by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the distant islands that are all that remains of what made Britain great...
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Alfred and Uhtred make an unlikely allies, yet the two forge an uneasy alliance that will lead them to where the Saxon army will fight for the very existence of Britain...
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Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices.
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Of all Jane Austin's books Pride and Prejudice has earned a special place in the hearts of the reading public as her best-loved and most intimately known novel.
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In the flowery language of its era, this book details English customs and manners of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, including women's dress, propriety, and beauty aids, with ad...
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The story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee, narrated by Anna Massey
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Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social revolution...
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The story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee, narrated by Anna Massey
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The story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee, narrated by Anna Massey
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Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social revolution...
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Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social revolution...
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This edition brings together the amalgamation of Scotland to the other British states, the succession of the first Hanoverian King and much more...
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Edition 7 covers George III succession, the potent political instability as well as the incredibly important ideological changes that were underway in the period of study.
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Wonderful... This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years
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Volume 9 covers the years 1815 to 1837, describes a period of prosperity, wit and elegance as well as scandal, change and social ferment...
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Using a range of contemporary documents, this is an informative, engaging and fascinating insight into the rise - and eventual fall - of the British Empire.
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The new Sceptred Isle - the master storyteller is back! Vol 2 of the eagerly-awaited follow-up to Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed...
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Continuing the award winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day
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Continuing the award winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day
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Continuing the award-winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day
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The Twentieth Century, continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that stands on the brink of the millennium.
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Continuing the award-winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day
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The story Antonia Fraser tells is romantic and cruel, funny and sad, dramatic and enthralling. Henry's wives emerge not simply as appendages to their husband, but as intriguing individuals.
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The first of his wives was Catherine of Aragon, the pious Catholic princess who suffered years of miscarriages...
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CARDINAL WOLSEY... The Last Great Medieval Minister...‘Built Hampton Court, didn`t he?’...
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Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, is the only professional soldier in English history to have served also as Prime Minister...
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This series sets out to show what the English thought about losing their American colonies (not much), how they collected an empire (and lost it), how they became "top nation" (and then slipped).
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Titanic is a unique record of one of the most traumatic events in maritime history. Not only does Colonel Gracie describe his own experience on that fateful night but the stories of as many other survivors as he could track down. He also attended a court hearing to obtain the official record....
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Liza Picard shows us the physical reality of daily life. She takes us to schools and prisons, churches and cemeteries and records the events of the reign of Victoria...
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How was it that Lionel Lukin, living miles from the sea, came to develop the Lifeboat?
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Sir Winston Churchill’s greatest speeches digitally remastered, selected and introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill...
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