A selection of Letter from America broadcasts from the years 1982-2003, plus a tribute to Alistair Cooke.‘Such experience, wisdom and education are unlikely ever again to combine in one...

For years legendary broadcaster Alistair Cooke brought America to the rest of the world with incomparable wit and wisdom. This is his classic ‘personal history’ of America, guiding us through...

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',...

James Naughtie, in this major Radio 4 series, uncovers the roots of our music, revealing how composers and performers, princes, patrons and chance happenings built a classical tradition that has...

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...

On 13th September 2007, Robert Peston broke the news that Northern Rock had become a victim of the global credit crunch and was seeking an emergency loan from the Bank of England. It was the...

A BBC Radio 4 series presented by Justin Webb, featuring eight seasonal letters from the great broadcaster.

This selection contains eight of ‘Cooke’s Christmas’ and ‘New Year...

This is perhaps one of the best-loved of all journals. William Wordsworth’s sister, Dorothy, began it in May 1800 and resolved to keep it for a short time. She continued it for nearly three...

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...

When the BBC conducted their Greatest Briton poll, Alfred the Great was the only king to make it into the top twenty. One can be sure that the story of the cakes left to burn by a disguised...

BBC Radio 4 programme all about the fashion for keeping chickens in your back garden, a hobby which shows no sign of waning.Natalie Haynes has heard some dark rumours about the true habits of...

Alistair Cooke’s finest radio reportage from 1991-1999.

Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over fifty years in his weekly Letter from America....

Winston and Clementine Churchill wrote to each other constantly throughout the fifty-seven years of their life together, and this comprehensive collection of personal correspondence has been...

Beginning with Neville Chamberlain’s announcement as Prime Minister that 'this country is at war with Germany', this disc includes eyewitness accounts of ordinary people caught up in the...