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Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century - 1959-1979, This
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Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century - 1959-1979, This

Author : Christopher Lee
Performed By : Anna Massey and Robert Powell
Published By - BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 3 hours 5 minutes
Type : British
20th Century
Biographical
Social & Economic
British
Download Price : $22.25
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Continuing the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day

 

Christopher Lee's history of Britain, This Sceptred Isle , provided the definitive radio account of the nation from the arrival of Julius Caesar to the death of Queen Victoria.

This Sceptred lsle, The Twentieth Century , continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that now stands on the brink of the millennium.

Volume 4, covering the years 1959-1979, includes the erection of the Berlin Wall, putting the first man on the Moon, the Vietnam war and the astonishing success of a young man called Cassius Clay Closer to home, the Beatles generated their own hysteria and Profumo caused a scandal.

Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell , This Sceptred Isle, The Twentieth Century , is an authoritative, vivid and compelling account of one of the most exciting and fast-moving periods in Britain's history.

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