AuthorDavid Angus
NarratorTeresa Gallagher
Duration2h 14m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Religious Education
Key StageKS2
PublisherNaxos
VersionUnabridged
An account of the life of Jesus, using the four Gospels as source material, from the traditional story of his birth to his death and resurrection. Includes portraits of the main characters in Jesus' life: Mary, Joseph, the Disciples, Mary Magdelene, Pontius Pilate as well as many famous parables.
Author: Peter Whitfield
Author Peter Whitfield
Narrator Oliver Ford Davies
Duration 2h 39m
History or myth? The word of God or the words of men? What is the Bible? This history, especially written for this recording, describes clearly and concisely how the Bible came into being, what it contains and its appearance in the ancient languages of Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek and Latin. After 400 years, the King James Version remains a religious tex...
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Great Inventors and Their Inventions
Author: David Angus
Author David Angus
Narrator Benjamin Soames
Duration 2h 34m
Nine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight, recording and others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different-quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn-but all had a moment...
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Moses and Other Stories From the Old Testament
Author: David Angus
Author David Angus
Narrator Aled Jones
Duration 2h 12m
Stories from the Old Testament including 'Adam and Eve'; 'Noah's Ark'; 'Abraham and Isaac'; 'Cain and Abel'; 'Moses'; 'David and Goliath'; 'Jonah and the Whale' and 'Daniel in the Lion's Den'.
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Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Thomas Dixon
Author Thomas Dixon
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 5h 16m
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like 'The God Delusion' and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach 'Intelligent Design' in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes. As Thomas Dixon shows in this b...
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Author: David Angus
Author David Angus
Narrator Jenny Agutter
Duration 1h 48m
Five enchanting ballet stories interspersed with evocative music from the works themselves. The featured stories are Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Giselle.
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Author: David Angus
Author David Angus
Narrator Joe Marsh
Duration 2h 25m
Between the 8th and 11th centuries Vikings stormed out of their Scandinavian homelands to raid and loot along the coasts of Europe. In old Norse to 'go viking' meant to take to sea in a long ship for an adventure. Sometimes this was a trading trip, sometimes a piratical raid. Often it was both. Explorers and traders, warriors and poets, they ranged...
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Author: Neil Wenborn
Author Neil Wenborn
Narrator Adrian Grove
Duration 2h 39m
It is important for children living in the multi-faith society of today to grow up with an understanding of the rich diversity of religious beliefs and customs that co-exist within their communities. Here is a lively and informative companion to religious education studies for children of primary school age. The main religions - Hinduism, Buddhism,...
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Great Scientists and Their Discoveries
Author: David Angus
Author David Angus
Narrator
Duration 2h 25m
How did the great scientists make their remarkable discoveries? And what kind of men were they? This audiobook introduces the work of nine men to younger listeners. It ranges from the world of Ancient Greece to the 20th century discovery of DNA. Included are the crucial discovery that the earth goes around the sun (Galileo), the principal of gr...
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Ancient Egypt: The Glory of the Pharaohs
Author: David Angus
Author David Angus
Narrator Nicholas Boulton
Duration 2h 26m
Ancient Egypt: The Glory of the Pharaohs tells us about civilisation under the pharaohs, of mysterious statues and tombs, incredible obelisks and the Sphinx. In this recording, the ancient Egyptian kingdom is brought to life in a way that fuels the listener's imagination, teaching and entertaining in equal measure.
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Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Damien Keown
Author Damien Keown
Narrator Wilf Merttens
Duration 4h 44m
This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. What are the distinctive features of Buddhism? Who was the Buddha, and what are his teachings? How has Buddhist thought developed over the centuries, and how can contemporary dilemmas be faced from a Buddhist perspec...
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