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 10, the last in the series, covers the years 1837 to 1901: the Victorian age. The Queen's 64-year reign oversaw huge social changes, wrought by Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli; Dickens, Trollope, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gilbert and Sullivan; the first bicycle and the first electric light bulb.
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 : Neil MacGregor
Narrator : Neil MacGregor
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 43 minutes
Type : Biographical
Arts & Drama
British
Non Fiction
Price : $7.75
Neil MacGregor, the Director of the British Museum, marks the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth in BBC R3’s Sunday Feature ‘Rembrandt 400’... More info... |
Written By : Winston and Clementine Churchill
Narrator : Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Type : Historical
Politics
Biographical
British
Non Fiction
Price : $18.99
This collection of personal letters between Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine paints an intimate and occasionally poignant portrait of one of the most successful and long-lasting partnerships. More info... |
Written By : Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours 30 minutes
Type : 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... |
Written By : Christopher Lee
Narrator : Anna Massey
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
Type : Non Fiction
British
Pre 1900
Price : $22.75
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 More info... |
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