Continuing the award-winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day
Christopher Lee's history of Britain, This Sceptred Isle, provided the definitive radio account of the nation from the arrival of Julius Caesar to the death of Queen Victoria.
This Sceptred Isle, The Twentieth Century, continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that now stands on the brink of the millennium.
Volume 3, covering the years 1939-1959. takes a global perspective. Following the horrors of the Second World War. culminating in the horrific bombing of Hiroshima and the onset of the Cold war, came the beginnings of popular culture: Marilyn Monroe. Elvis Presley and the Mini.
Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell. This Sceptred Isle, The Twentieth Century, is an authoritative, vivid and compelling account of one of the most exciting and fast-moving periods in Britain's history.
Simon Schama
Narrator : Timothy West
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 10 hours 55 minutes
Categories : British
History
Pre 1900
20th Century
Price : $39.25
Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic. View... |
Berwick Coates
Narrator : Berwick Coates
Published By : Berwick Coates
Length : 48 minutes
Categories : British
Price : $8.49
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). View... |
Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 4 hours 45 minutes
Categories : 20th Century
British
Social & Economic
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... |
Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 4 hours 40 minutes
Categories : British
20th Century
Social & Economic
Historical
Politics
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... |
Various
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 1 hour 50 minutes
Categories : Poetry
British
Military
Knowledge & Learning
Price : $11.99
Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices. 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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