Neil MacGregor, the Director of the British Museum, marks the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth in BBC R3’s Sunday Feature ‘Rembrandt 400’.
He visits Amsterdam where Rembrandt made his home for the major part of his creative life and where he painted the masterpieces which hang in galleries around the world.
The actual birthday of Rembrandt is on July 15 and Amsterdam has been marking the year with all kinds of events from a new musical on Rembrandt’s life to exhibitions looking at every aspect of Rembrandt’s work, from the epic painting of The Night Watch to the small-scale etchings and drawings.
Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 4 hours 45 minutes
20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
Our Price : $22.25
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Alistair Cooke
Narrator : Alistair Cooke
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 2 hours 50 minutes
Non Fiction
Journalism
Radio Shows
Our Price : $22.25
Alistair Cooke’s weekly sound postcards from the States have become a broadcasting institution. Personally selected by Alistair Cooke, this volume covers the early years from 1946 to 1968. See full description... |
Winston and Clementine Churchill
Narrator : Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes
Historical
Politics
Biographical
British
Non Fiction
Our Price : $17.99
This collection of personal letters between Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine paints an intimate and occasionally poignant portrait of one of the most successful and long-lasting partnerships. See full description... |
Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey and Robert Powell
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 3 hours
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... |
Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 4 hours 55 minutes
20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
Our Price : $24.49
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...
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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