To mark the 400th anniversary of this ‘noblest monument of English prose’, James Naughtie tells the story of how and why James I (VI of Scotland), commissioned a new translation of The...

Alistair Cooke was the greatest of all twentieth century reporters of life in America to the rest of the world. This book presents the cream of his writings on the events that shaped modern...

Tracing his ancestry through six generations – slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, he discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was...

When Germany invaded in 1940, the British community in Ypres was threatened. Some children managed to escape. But those who didn'twere armed with their linguistic skills and local knowledge;...

The BBC’s Nick Robinson continues his fascinating and absorbing Radio 4 series featuring eight famous British Prime Ministers.This series explores how Prime Ministers have used their power and...

The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.Christopher Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of...

Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the twentieth century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith.'Eyewitness' provides a rare and fascinating...

The Apollo moon programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. Over a strange three-year period between 1969 and 1972, twelve men made the longest and most eccentric...

Welcome to the George Inn near London Bridge; a cosy, wood-panelled, galleried coaching house a few minutes' walk from the Thames. Consider this: who else has made this their local over the last...

Eleven storeys high, a sixth of a mile long and a list of passengers collectively worth 250 million dollarsOn 10th April 1912 the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic left Southampton on her maiden voyage...

Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic...

‘Churchill: A Life’ follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present. Martin Gilbert gives us a vivid...

A trainee nurse in the 1950s had a lot to bear. In Jennifer Craig’s enchanting memoir, we meet these warm-hearted yet naïve young girls as they get to grips with strict discipline, long hours...

This work takes us from the mid-1770s when the country was intoxicated by a great surge of political energy through to the massive advances of technology and industrialisation during the Victoria...

Nicholas Witchell presents the BBC Radio 4 programme that marked the final farewell to a great statesman.'A remarkable documentary capturing the day when the people of London paid their...