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This Sceptred Isle: Collection 3: The 20th Century : The Classic BBC Radio History, eAudiobook MP3 eaudioBook

This Sceptred Isle: Collection 3: The 20th Century : The Classic BBC Radio History eAudiobook MP3

Narrated by Anna Massey, Robert Powell

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All five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle: The Twentieth CenturyChristopher Lee's vivid, compelling history tells the story of Britain from the death of Queen Victoria to the dawning of a new millennium.

This collection includes the original volumes 1-5:1901-1919: The Victorian era comes to an end, Suffragettes demand 'Votes for Women', the Titanic sinks and the Great War casts a long shadow. 1919-1939: Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour PM, millions of workers take industrial action during the General Strike, Wall Street crashes and Hitler rises to power. 1939-1959: The horrors of the Second World War and the onset of the Cold War, Indian independence, the founding of the NHS, the beginning of a new Elizabethan age and the Space Race. 1959-1979: War in Vietnam, Profumo causes a scandal, the Beatles generate worldwide hysteria, Britain joins Europe and Thatcherism is born. 1979-1999: The nation celebrates a fairytale royal wedding, Argentine troops invade the Falklands, disaster strikes at Chernobyl, the Berlin Wall falls - and as the year 2000 approaches, construction begins on London's Millennium Dome. Narrated by Anna Massey, with additional readings by Robert Powell, this is the definitive radio account of one of the most exciting and fast-moving periods in the history of the United Kingdom. NB: Due to the age of these recordings, sound quality may varyProduction creditsWritten by Christopher LeeNarrated by Anna Massey, with additional readings by Robert PowellProduced by Pete AtkinFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 August-31 December 1999

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