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Eyewitness 1900-1949 (Audio book) - Voices from the BBC Archive

English · Audio book

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Eyewitness accounts from the BBC Archive are at the heart of this unique history of the first half of the 20th Century, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith. The events of 1900-1949 are described by the people who saw them happen, from the death of Queen Victoria and accession of Edward VII through the First World War, the sinking of the Titanic, the General Strike and the Great Depression, to the Second World War and its aftermath. Events both joyful and sorrowful are illustrated with fascinating and rarely heard archive recordings, with a linking narration by the historia Joanne Bourke. Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past speaking to the present day.

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Joanna Bourke

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The events of 1900-1949 are described by the people who saw them happen, from the death of Queen Victoria and accession of Edward VII through the First World War, the sinking of the Titanic, the General Strike and the Great Depression, to the Second World War and its aftermath.

Product details

Authors Joanna Bourke, Joanna Burke
Assisted by Tim Pigott-Smith (Reader / Narrator), Pigott-Smith Tim (Reader / Narrator)
Publisher BBC Books
 
Languages English
Product format CD-Audio
Released 18.12.2014
 
EAN 9781910281758
ISBN 978-1-910281-75-8
Dimensions 138 mm x 140 mm x 34 mm
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History

Oral History, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain

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