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.
The Edwardian era ended in 1910 with the death of Edward VII, and George V was to preside over a violent and tempestuous age. Industrial action and suffragette violence increased and divisions in Ireland hardened, leading to the Easter Rising and its bitter consequences. But the Great War dominated the decade and the century, as the blood of over 700, 000 men was spilt on the battlefields.
Voices of servicemen, factory workers and domestic servants alternate with those of the great and the good such as Lord Beveridge, David Lloyd George and Nancy Astor, to describe daily life in peace and war. Momentous events such as Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole, Shackleton's crossing of the Antarctic, and the sinking of the Titanic are vividly described.
Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.
History
Simon Winchester
Narrated By : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 7 hours
Categories : American 20th Century Social & Economic
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The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of Americas relentless expansion See full description...
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Ralph Racio
Narrated By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : 20th Century World Social & Economic Military Knowledge & Learning
Our Price : $12.95
Recent events have made it clear that the Soviet Union is not a monolith; it's a collection of nationalities, many with serious objections to union. The demise of communism holds great promise and ... See full description...
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Colonel Archibald Gracie
Narrated By : Frederick Davidson
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 7 hours
Categories : 20th Century Biographical American British Historical
Our Price : $39.95 $16.95
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.... See full description...
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Christopher Lee
Narrated By : Anna Massey and Robert Powell
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
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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Wendy McElroy
Narrated By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : 20th Century British World Knowledge & Learning
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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... 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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