The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901
'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 5, covering the years 1660 to 1702, is about great change: the restoration of the monarchy, the Great Plague and the Great Fire in the nation's capital and, follow/ing the immense unpopularity of James ll's Catholicism, a ruler from a different country on the throne, William of Orange.
Narrated by
Anna Massey
, and featuring extracts from Sir Winston Churchill's A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Peter Jeffrey, This Sceptred Isle is absorbing, informative and essential history.
Written By - Gilbert White
Performed By : James Taylor
Publisher : Audio Books Ltd
Runtime : 10 hours 45 minutes
Categories : Biographical
British
Pre 1900
Biographical
Knowledge & Learning
Price : $32.49
'The Natural History of Selborne' has become part of that curious concoction of ideas and artefacts, which are seen as somehow defining "the English way of life." More info... |
Written By - Paul Brickhill
Performed By : Robert Whitfield
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 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... More info... |
Written By - Christopher Lee
Performed By : Anna Massey
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Non Fiction
British
Pre 1900
Price : $22.75
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... More info... |
Written By - Tim Clayton and Phil Craig
Performed By : Sir Derek Jacobi, Christian Rodska and Sandra Duncan
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Runtime : 2 hours
Categories : 20th Century
British
Military
Price : $17.25
The bestselling audiobook of the acclaimed BBC1 series, described as 'Brilliant' by the Daily Mail More info... |
Written By - Joanna Bourke
Performed By : Tim Pigott-Smith
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 4 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century
Social & Economic
British
Non Fiction
Price : $22.75
Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of a decade of the century described by those who saw them happen... More info... |
