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Author: Peter Whitfield
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Author Peter Whitfield
Narrator Peter Whitfield
Duration 1h 13m
Charles Darwin, father of evolution, was one of the greatest pioneers in science. Here, Peter Whitfield explains how Darwin came to his revolutionary views following his voyage on the Beagle - and his initial reluctance to publish his findings.
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Author Peter Whitfield
Narrator Sebastian Comberti
Duration 5h 14m
What is art? Why do we value images of saints, kings, goddesses, battles, landscapes or cities in eras utterly remote from our own? This history of art shows how painters, sculptors and architects have expressed the belief systems of their age-religious, political and aesthetic. From the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece to the...
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Author Garrick Hagan, Peter Whitfield
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Duration 3h 55m
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was one of the most influential presidents of the USA, uniting the country and abolishing slavery after a terrible civil war. The story of his remarkable rise from a poor farming background to triumph, in one of the most challenging presidencies in US history, and sudden tragic death, is told in this audiobook. It also i...
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