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 lsle, 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 4, covering the years 1959-1979, includes the erection of the Berlin Wall, putting the first man on the Moon, the Vietnam war and the astonishing success of a young man called Cassius Clay Closer to home, the Beatles generated their own hysteria and Profumo caused a scandal.
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... |
Elizabeth Jenkins
Narrator : Teresa Gallagher
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Arts & Drama
British
Biographical
Pre 1900
Price : $11.99
A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen. View... |
Tim Clayton & Phil Craig
Narrator : Sir Derek Jacobi, Christian Rodska and Sandra Duncan
Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Categories : 20th Century
British
Military
Price : $16.75
The bestselling audiobook of the acclaimed BBC1 series, described as 'Brilliant' by the Daily Mail View... |
Paul Brickhill
Narrator : Robert Whitfield
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 9 hours
Categories : American
British
20th Century
Military
Price : $32.95 $16.95
With only bare hands and crude tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored uniforms and clothes. A split-second operation as delic... View... |
Simon Winchester
Narrator : Simon Winchester
Published By : Harper Collins US
Length : 7 hours
Categories : Travel
British
World
Price : $29.95 $19.95
Winchester, hit by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the distant islands that are all that remains of what made Britain great... 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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