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Traveller Abroad Gazette
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British Traveller Abroad. A Full-Cast Production.
- Written by: Sue Rodwell
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie,
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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We follow in the footsteps of the intrepid British traveller as they explore the far-flung shores of the world in the company of some of the world’s finest chroniclers, including Charles Darwin, Kenneth Williams, James Boswell, Freya Stark, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Fanny Trollope, Mungo Park, Nancy Mitford, Wilfred Thesiger, Horace Walpole, Evelyn Waugh and many others, in this entertaining collection of travellers’ tales.
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Traveller Abroad Gazette
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British Traveller Abroad. A Full-Cast Production.
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie, Geoffrey Palmer, Prunella Scales, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Release Date: 09-05-22
- Language: English
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Military Gazette Box Set
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British at War. A Full-Cast Audio.
- Written by: Sue Rodwell
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie,
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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A fascinating foray into British military history in two volumes, told entirely in the words of those who were there: The Army Gazette and The Navy Gazette.
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Military Gazette Box Set
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British at War. A Full-Cast Audio.
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie, Geoffrey Palmer, Prunella Scales, full cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Release Date: 09-05-22
- Language: English
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Vikingarnas okända värld
- Written by: Allt om Historia
- Narrated by: Dan Kandell
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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De senaste 50 åren har det skett stora genombrott i kartläggningen och utforskningen av Skandinavien under vikingatiden. Arkeologer och historiker har analyserat allt från gamla stolphål och eldstäder till tusen år gamla vindruvskärnor i sitt sökande efter sanningen om vikingarnas värld. Det är ett mödosamt arbete som måste utföras med största noggrannhet, eftersom vikingarna inte nedtecknade dåtidens händelser. Vill vi läsa om vikingar är vi hänvisade till munkarnas överdrivna skräckskildringar och sagornas hjältekväden.
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Vikingarnas okända värld
- Narrated by: Dan Kandell
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Release Date: 04-05-22
- Language: swedish
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Knights Templar: Lost Secrets Revealed
- Written by: World History
- Narrated by: David Bateson
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
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Historians find the Middle Ages a period shrouded in mystery. On the one hand, sources speak of greedy kings and corrupt popes who flourished during a time of widespread hunger, disease and servitude. On the other, nobler thoughts began to flourish. Led by their blind faith in the word of god, holy orders of knights attempted to protect the weak. The most powerful was the Knights Templar, loved by the people and whose code was the epitome of honour. But the knights slowly succumbed to dark forces - if contemporary rumours are to be believed.
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Knights Templar: Lost Secrets Revealed
- Narrated by: David Bateson
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Release Date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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Traveller at Home Gazette
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British Traveller at Home. A Full-Cast Production.
- Written by: Sue Rodwell
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie,
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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Join us on a fascinating ramble through the towns and villages of the British Isles during the last 400 years in the company of some of its most illustrious chroniclers, including Jane Austen, William Cobbett, Daniel Defoe, Sir Walter Scott, Virginia Woolf, Francis Kilvert, Celia Fiennes, Chips Channon, Fanny Burney and many others, told entirely in their own words.
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Traveller at Home Gazette
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British Traveller at Home. A Full-Cast Production.
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie, Geoffrey Palmer, Prunella Scales, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Release Date: 22-04-22
- Language: English
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The Queen and Prince Philip
- The Early Years
- Written by: Helen Cathcart
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip enjoyed seventy-three years of happy married life together—the longest marriage of any royal British couple in history. But how did they meet? What did their families think of their burgeoning relationship? What obstacles did the young couple face before and after their marriage? And how did a childhood friendship grow into the love story of the century? In The Queen and Prince Philip royal biographer Helen Cathcart superbly reconstructs the early years of Elizabeth and Philip's relationship.
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The Queen and Prince Philip
- The Early Years
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Series: The Royal House of Windsor
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release Date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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The Queen Mother
- The Royal House of Windsor
- Written by: Helen Cathcart
- Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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Affectionately known as the Queen Mother, she was born a commoner and never expected to be Queen. Yet, her life was forever changed with the abdication of her brother-in-law, Edward VIII, and she rose to become one of the most popular royal figures. Helen Cathcart's fascinating account charts the life of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, from her birth to her life as Queen Mother. Drawing information from family letters, royal journals, and the personal recollections, The Queen Mother is an exceptionally detailed picture of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century.
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The Queen Mother
- The Royal House of Windsor
- Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
- Series: The Royal House of Windsor
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Release Date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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Æthelflæd
- The Lady of the Mercians
- Written by: Tim Clarkson
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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At the end of the ninth century, a large part of what is now England was controlled by the Vikings. In the early 900s, Edward led a great fight against the Viking armies, assisted by the English rulers of Mercia: Lord Æthelred and his wife Æthelflæd, who was also Edward's sister. Known to history as the Lady of the Mercians, she earned a reputation as a capable general who was feared by her enemies. In this authoritative biography, Tim Clarkson tells her remarkable life story from childhood to her vital role in saving England from the Vikings.
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Æthelflæd
- The Lady of the Mercians
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release Date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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Army Gazette
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British Army at War: A Full-Cast Production
- Written by: Sue Rodwell
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie,
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
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A fascinating foray into British military history revealing the life of the British soldier at war. From the Roman invasion of Britain to the retreat from Dunkirk, from the horrors of Culloden to the courage of Rourke’s Drift, we experience first-hand the stories behind the triumphs and tragedies that make up the history of the British Army. Told entirely in the words of those who were there.
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Army Gazette
- An Historical Eye-Witness Account of the British Army at War: A Full-Cast Production
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Alex Jennings, Hugh Laurie, Geoffrey Palmer, Prunella Scales, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Release Date: 16-05-22
- Language: English
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Scottish Queens, 1034-1714
- The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped the Nation
- Written by: Rosalind K. Marshall
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right and the consorts, have largely been neglected in conventional history books. One of the earliest known Scottish queens was none other than the notorious Lady Macbeth. Was she really the wicked woman depicted in Shakespeare's famous play? Was St. Margaret a demure and obedient wife? Rosalind K. Marshall delves into these questions and more in this entertaining, impeccably researched book.
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Scottish Queens, 1034-1714
- The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped the Nation
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release Date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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Kidnapped by the Junta
- Inside Argentina’s Wars with Britain and Itself
- Written by: Julian Manyon
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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On 12th May 1982, as the Falklands conflict became a shooting war, journalist Julian Manyon and his TV crew were kidnapped on the streets of Buenos Aires and put through a traumatic mock execution by the secret police. Less than eight hours later, they were invited to film a world exclusive interview with an apologetic President Galtieri, head of the Argentine Junta. Spurred on by the recent release of declassified CIA documents about Argentina's 'Dirty War', Manyon discovered the identity of his kidnapper and his terrifying record of torture and murder
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Kidnapped by the Junta
- Inside Argentina’s Wars with Britain and Itself
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Release Date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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The Hated Cage
- An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison
- Written by: Nicholas Guyatt
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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British Redcoats torch the White House and 6,000 American sailors languish in the world’s largest prisoner-of-war camp, Dartmoor. A myriad of races and backgrounds, with some prisoners as young as 13. Known as the ‘hated cage’, Dartmoor wasn’t a place you’d expect to be full of life and invention. Yet prisoners taught each other foreign languages and science, put on plays and staged boxing matches. In daring efforts to escape they lived every prison-break cliché—how to hide the tunnel entrances, what to do with the earth.
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The Hated Cage
- An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Release Date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
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Daughters of the North
- Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots
- Written by: Jennifer Morag Henderson
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the queen’s court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland, following her from her birth as the daughter of the ‘King of the North’ to her disastrous union with the notorious Earl of Bothwell—and her lasting legacy to the Earldom of Sutherland.
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Daughters of the North
- Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Release Date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
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G/GESCHICHTE - Englands wilde Jahre
- 1605 - 1688
- Written by: G Geschichte
- Narrated by: Clemens Benke
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zeigen, wie veränderbar die Erinnerung ist: Nicht nur die individuelle Erinnerung, sondern auch die kollektive. Ein Musterbeispiel dafür ist der katholische Attentäter Guy Fawkes, der England zurück in den alten Glauben bomben wollte. Seitdem seine Pläne am 5. November 1605 gescheitert sind, feiern das die Engländer jedes Jahr mit Umzügen, bei denen Guy-Fawkes-Puppen in Flammen aufgehen.
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G/GESCHICHTE - Englands wilde Jahre
- 1605 - 1688
- Narrated by: Clemens Benke
- Series: G/GESCHICHTE
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Release Date: 22-03-22
- Language: german
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Battles of Conscience
- British Pacifists and the Second World War
- Written by: Tobias Kelly
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Accounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten.
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Battles of Conscience
- British Pacifists and the Second World War
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release Date: 05-05-22
- Language: English
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Saxons vs. Vikings
- Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages (The Very, Very Short History of England Series, Book 2)
- Written by: Ed West
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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In 871, three of England’s four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his lungs, the prospects that faced the kingdom of Wessex were bleak. Worse still, the Saxons were now led by a young man barely out of his teens who was more interested in God than fighting.
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Saxons vs. Vikings
- Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages (The Very, Very Short History of England Series, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release Date: 10-05-22
- Language: English
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Red List
- MI5 and British Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century
- Written by: David Caute
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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A gripping history of the Security Service and its covert surveillance on British writers and intellectuals in the twentieth century.
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Red List
- MI5 and British Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Release Date: 10-05-22
- Language: English
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Brittle with Relics
- A History of Wales, 1962-97
- Written by: Richard King
- Narrated by: Elain Llwyd, Kai Owen, Mali Ann Rees,
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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Brittle with Relics is a vital history of Wales undergoing some of the country's most seismic and traumatic events: the disasters of Aberfan and Tryweryn; the rise of the Welsh language movement; the Miners' Strike and its aftermath; and the narrow vote in favour of partial devolution.
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Brittle with Relics
- A History of Wales, 1962-97
- Narrated by: Elain Llwyd, Kai Owen, Mali Ann Rees, Phaldut Sharma, Richard King, Siwan Morris
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Release Date: 14-03-22
- Language: English
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The New Elizabethans
- A BBC History of the Queen’s Reign, Told Through Its Most Notable Characters
- Written by: James Naughtie
- Narrated by: James Naughtie
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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As the longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II has presided over an era of tremendous social, political and cultural change. In 2012, to mark her Diamond Jubilee, Radio 4 looked back on the long span of her reign, and asked the public to choose high-profile public figures who have helped to define this New Elizabethan Age. Almost a thousand nominations poured in, and the final selection was decided by a panel of leading writers and historians, including Dominic Sandbrook, Bamber Gascoigne and Max Hastings.
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The New Elizabethans
- A BBC History of the Queen’s Reign, Told Through Its Most Notable Characters
- Narrated by: James Naughtie
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release Date: 14-04-22
- Language: English
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1066 and Before All That
- The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman England
- Written by: Ed West
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The most famous date in history is 1066, and with good reason, since no battle in medieval history had such a devastating effect on its losers as the Battle of Hastings, which altered the entire course of English history.
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1066 and Before All That
- The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman England
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release Date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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