Award-winning historian Simon Schama's landmark exploration of how America's past influences its future.

'I can tell you exactly when American democracy came back from the dead, because...

Tim Pigott-Smith presents a unique audio snapshot of the history of the Twentieth Century.Released in ten volumes, 'Eyewitness' provides a rare opportunity to hear the history of the 20th...

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',...

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...

In this timely, touching book, bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh offers an evocative portrait of the royal family, while also exploring their adapting roles against a backdrop of social change....

The King James Bible is the most widely published and the most influential book in the English language. To mark its 400th anniversary and celebrate its language, imagery, poetry and storytelling,...

Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in...

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...

Martin Sixsmith continues his history of Russia, from the tumultuous events of 1917 to the country’s re-emergence as one of the world’s most powerful nations.After the whirlwind of the...

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...

It’s the twenty-first century and – let’s be honest – things are a little disappointing. Despite every World’s Fair prediction, every futuristic ride at Disneyland, and the...

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',...

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...

Edgar Allan Poe served as a soldier and began his literary career composing verses modelled on Byron. Soon he was trying out his ‘prose-tales’ – often horror melodramas such as ‘The Fall...

Alistair Cooke presents his own personal selection of ‘Letter from America’ broadcasts from the turbulent years 1969-1978.Alistair Cooke is the microphone’s great observer, the doyen of...