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
Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours 5 minutes
Categories : Non Fiction British 20th Century
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 View...
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Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 4 hours 55 minutes
Categories : 20th Century Social & Economic British Non Fiction
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. View...
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Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours
Categories : Non Fiction British Pre 1900
Price : $22.25
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 View...
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Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : British Pre 1900 Non Fiction British
Price : $22.25
Wonderful... This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years View...
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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