The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901
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Wonderful... This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years
'
Paul Donovan
, Sunday Times
Christopher 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, this is a compelling journey through centuries of dramatic change.
Volume I, covering the years 55BC to 1087, tells the beginning of the story: 400 years of peace for the island of Britannia under the Romans before a plunge Into the Dark Ages and the invasion of those who would become the English - Angles, Saxons, Danes and Norwegians.
Narrated by
Anna Massey
, and featuring extracts from Sir Winston Churchill's A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Paul Eddington,
This Sceptred Isle
is absorbing, informative and essential history.
Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 5 hours
Categories : 20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
Military
Price : $26.99
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith... View... |
Antonia Fraser
Narrator : Robert Powell
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
Length : 6 hours 45 minutes
Categories : Historical
True Crime
British
Price : $15.99
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. View... |
Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey and Robert Powell
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours
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... |
Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
Price : $22.25
Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of a decade of the century described by those who saw them happen... 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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