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Author: Simon Schama
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Author Simon Schama
Narrator Timothy West
SeriesThe History of Britain, Book 3
Duration 10h 55m
Simon Schama's sweeping history of Britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern British culture and identity. A informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, Schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be British...
View BookAuthor: George Orwell
Format: MP3 CD
Author George Orwell
Narrator Timothy West
Duration 3h
Having got rid of their human master, the animals of Manor Farm look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But as a clever, ruthless elite among them takes control, the other animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared in the old ways. Orwell's classic tale of power and corruption is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.
View BookA History of Britain: The British Wars 1603 - 1776
Author: Simon Schama
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Author Simon Schama
Narrator Timothy West
SeriesA History of Britain, Book 2
Duration 10h
The British Wars began in 1637, starting nearly 200 hundred years of battles waged within and outside our Isles. This audiobook vividly depicts exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern British culture and identity.
View BookA History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3000bc - Ad1603
Author: Simon Schama
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Author Simon Schama
Narrator Timothy West
SeriesA History of Britain, Book 1
Duration 8h
An abridged but vivid account of 4000 years of British history from the very beginnings of our nation's identity when the first settlers landed on Orkney.
View BookDanny the Champion of the World
Author: Roald Dahl
Format: MP3 CD
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Timothy West
Duration 2h 45m
Danny's father had looked after him ever since his mother had died when he was just four months old. Danny loved his father, and his father loved him, and that's why Danny was so surprised to discover that his father had a secret that was to lead them both into a wild scheme.
View BookAuthor: Beryl Bainbridge
Format: MP3 CD
Author Beryl Bainbridge
Narrator Timothy West
Duration 4h 5m
Edward is throwing a dinner party with his mistress, aware that she has long been denied those small intimacies that his wife takes for granted. Things seem to be going well but then some uninvited guests arrive and Edward is going to be late home... CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND/OR ADULT THEMES.
View BookShakespeare: His Life and Work
Author: Richard Hampton, David Weston
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Author Richard Hampton, David Weston
Narrator Judi Dench, Timothy West
Duration 2h 30m
Dame Judi Dench and Timothy West perform extracts from all of Shakespeare's plays from 'Hamlet' to 'Pericles'. This audiobook also includes commentary, music, songs and sonnets.
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