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This Other London
- Adventures in the Overlooked City
- By: John Rogers, Russell Brand - introduction
- Narrated by: John Rogers, Russell Brand
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance43
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Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten...
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Not enough juicy facts
- By Richard on 06-11-13
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This Other London
- Adventures in the Overlooked City
- Narrated by: John Rogers, Russell Brand
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-09-13
- Language: English
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Tales of the Alhambra
- A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
- By: Washington Irving
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance12
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Written in 1831, Irving's dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the best guidebooks to the region and one of the most entertaining travelogues ever written.
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Tales of the Alhambra
- A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 06-12-04
- Language: English
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North to Alaska
- The True Story of an Epic 16,000-Mile Cycle Journey the Length of the Americas
- By: Trevor Lund
- Narrated by: Trevor Lund
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance33
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Ever since I cycled down the west coast of Canada and the United States as a means of saving the bus fare on a round-the-world trip, I dreamed of cycling the whole length of that landmass, from the southern tip of South America all the way up to the Arctic Ocean. Returning home to a job I didn’t enjoy, that dream burned at my mind until, as a mature student in 1999, I was given the opportunity to take a year out and decided now was my time.
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Fab book.
- By Helen Baker on 25-01-25
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North to Alaska
- The True Story of an Epic 16,000-Mile Cycle Journey the Length of the Americas
- Narrated by: Trevor Lund
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 14-07-22
- Language: English
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Eldest
- Inheritance, Book 2
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall225
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Performance183
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Story183
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day a fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust.
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This Audio skips entire parts of the book!
- By Shalom J. on 03-06-18
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Eldest
- Inheritance, Book 2
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 29-08-06
- Language: English
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The Climb
- By: Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall317
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Performance267
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The Climb is a true, gripping, and thought-provoking account of the worst disaster in the history of Mt. Everest: On May 10, 1996, two commercial expeditions headed by experienced leaders attempted to climb the highest mountain in the world, but things went terribly wrong...
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The Climb
- By Guy on 15-06-07
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The Climb
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 20-10-00
- Language: English
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Traveling Light
- A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again
- By: Bill Barich
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance25
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Story25
Here is a travel audiobook with a difference: 10 chronological chapters from a year of wandering, from the Pacific Northwest to Tuscany and back again to the trout-laden streams of California. Join Bill Barich as he travels the globe, from the trout streams of Northern California to the auction ring at Saratoga, where millions of dollars may be gaveled away for a yearling thoroughbred; from seedy London pubs to a run-down Florentine palazzo during a glorious Italian spring.
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Bad start ...
- By Antoinette on 28-11-22
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Traveling Light
- A Year of Wandering, from California to England and Tuscany and Back Again
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 24-02-15
- Language: English
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Under Asian Skies
- Three Years, Three Continents, Two Wheels.
- By: Sam Manicom
- Narrated by: Sam Manicom
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Sam Manicom left his job, sold his house and his belongings, aiming to ride a motorbike the length of Africa. He'd been riding a motorcycle for just 3 months by the time he made it to the Sahara. But once the travel bug bit, he couldn't stop. 'Under Asian Skies', like his first book 'Into Africa', is packed with adventure. He narrowly escapes a serious wipe out in the vast Australian Outback, falls critically ill in Thailand and is rescued by a prostitute, gets arrested in Madras, dodges the manic traffic of India's Grand Trunk Road and rides sheet ice on the roads through Turkey.
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Under Asian Skies
- Three Years, Three Continents, Two Wheels.
- Narrated by: Sam Manicom
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 14-07-25
- Language: English
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Alone on the Ice
- The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: Matthew Brenher
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall178
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Performance161
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Story162
On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp - the dogs were gone. Mawson plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizable, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, "Which one are you?"
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Don't bother!
- By birdie on 23-11-14
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Alone on the Ice
- The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
- Narrated by: Matthew Brenher
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 28-01-13
- Language: English
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Spain Explained
- By: Marti Buckley
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Spain Explained is the podcast for people who want to understand Spanish culture, Spanish food, and Spanish traditions beyond the guidebook basics. Hosted by award-winning author and cook Marti Buckley, who's lived in Spain since 2010, this show unpacks the concepts, rituals, and quirks that make Spain… Spain. Whether you're planning a trip to Spain, obsessed with Spanish cuisine, dreaming of moving there, or just curious why lunch can last four hours, this podcast translates the untranslatable. Each episode dives into one single part of Spanish life, from sobremesa to siesta, café con ...
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Balkan Ghosts
- A Journey Through History
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance72
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From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, and greeted with critical acclaim as "the most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date" (The Boston Globe), Kaplan's prescient, enthralling, and often chilling political travelogue is already a modern classic.
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An enduring masterpiece
- By Aucher on 11-09-23
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Balkan Ghosts
- A Journey Through History
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-01-20
- Language: English
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Homage to Barcelona
- By: Colm Tóibín
- Narrated by: Stanley Townsend
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Colm Tóibín's Homage to Barcelona celebrates one of Europe’s greatest cities – a cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture and nightlife. It moves from the story of the city’s founding and its huge expansion in the nineteenth century to the lives of Gaudí, Miró, Picasso...
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inappropriate naration
- By Sam Corkindale on 16-10-25
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Homage to Barcelona
- Narrated by: Stanley Townsend
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-09-25
- Language: English
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The Wrong Way Round
- How Not to Travel to Burma by Motorcycle
- By: Andrew Benfield
- Narrated by: Andrew Benfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance16
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The Wrong Way Round is the true story of 4,000 miles of hilarious and sometimes terrifying adventure, as the odds become increasingly stacked against them making it to their destination with themselves, their motorcycle, or their relationship in one piece.
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Interesting Journey but ..
- By Ali S. on 04-11-25
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The Wrong Way Round
- How Not to Travel to Burma by Motorcycle
- Narrated by: Andrew Benfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 18-02-25
- Language: English
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A Carpet Ride to Khiva
- Seven Years on the Silk Road
- By: Chris Aslan, Christopher Alexander
- Narrated by: Dylan Thomas
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Silk Road conjures images of the exotic and the unknown. Most travellers simply pass along it. Brit Chris Alexander chose to live there. Ostensibly writing a guidebook, Alexander found life at the heart of the glittering madrassahs, mosques and minarets of the walled city of Khiva — a remote desert oasis in Uzbekistan — immensely alluring, and stayed.
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A Carpet Ride to Khiva
- Seven Years on the Silk Road
- Narrated by: Dylan Thomas
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 22-09-25
- Language: English
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The Road to Oxiana
- By: Robert Byron
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance23
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In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the Middle East. Their long and arduous journey took them from Cyprus and Jerusalem to Syria, Iraq, Persia, Afghanistan, and finally, Oxiana, a tiny country around the river Oxus, which snakes down from Russia into Afghanistan. They travel by any means necessary (truck, camel, horses, and foot), and encounter several setbacks, but their risks are rewarded as they encounter some of the greatest examples of Eastern art and architecture, many of which have now vanished forever.
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Brilliant tales of an educated traveller.
- By An Architect on 20-08-21
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The Road to Oxiana
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 13-05-19
- Language: English
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Cry of the Kalahari
- By: Delia Owens, Mark Owens
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall88
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Performance82
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Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had never before been exposed to humans.
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Foolhardy exploits in the Kalahari
- By veyza on 29-04-23
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Cry of the Kalahari
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-10-21
- Language: English
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Two Years Before the Mast
- By: Richard Henry Dana
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance19
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Richard Henry Dana, a law student turned sailor for health reasons, sailed in 1834 aboard the brig Pilgrim on a voyage from Boston around Cape Horn to California. Drawing from his journals, Two Years Before the Mast gives a vivid and detailed account, shrewdly observed and beautifully described, of a common sailor's wretched treatment at sea, and of a way of life virtually unknown at that time.
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Bit of a marathon but overall worthwhile.
- By Reluctant Sceptic on 04-09-22
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Two Years Before the Mast
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 29-11-06
- Language: English
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Other Rivers
- A Chinese Education
- By: Peter Hessler
- Narrated by: Peter Hessler
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
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Overall11
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Performance11
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More than twenty years after teaching English to China's first boom generation at a small college in Sichuan Province, Peter Hessler returned to teach the next generation. At the same time, Hessler's twin daughters became the only Westerners in a student body of about two thousand in their local primary school. Through reconnecting with his previous students now in their forties—members of China's "Reform generation"—and teaching his current undergraduates, Hessler is able to tell an intimately unique story about China's incredible transformation over the past quarter-century.
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brilliant
- By Grace on 07-03-25
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Other Rivers
- A Chinese Education
- Narrated by: Peter Hessler
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 29-08-24
- Language: English
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Terra Incognita
- By: Sara Wheeler
- Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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Overall29
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Performance28
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Sara Wheeler visited Antarctica as a guest of America's National Science Foundation and soon after her arrival fell in love with the frozen landscape and it's harsh beauty. During her seven month stay the author travelled to the various national sectors, visited several national bases and experienced four seasons. The author has a reverence for the early explorer and visits many historic landmarks in her journey across Antartica.
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Fabulous book, deep and hilarious all at the same time
- By ladybird123 on 02-06-15
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Terra Incognita
- Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-12-11
- Language: English
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The Socrates Express
- In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
- By: Eric Weiner
- Narrated by: Eric Weiner
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Overall22
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Performance19
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and...
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Fun Philosophy
- By Malcolm C. on 08-07-23
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The Socrates Express
- In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
- Narrated by: Eric Weiner
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 25-08-20
- Language: English
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Hope and Glory
- The Days That Made Britain
- By: Stuart Maconie
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall223
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Performance162
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In Hope and Glory, Stuart goes in search of the places, people and events of the century we have just left behind that have shaped the look and character of modern Britain. From the death of Victoria to the demise of New Labour, he takes a single event from each decade of the 20th century that offers up a defining moment in our history and then goes in search of its legacy today.
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The History they don't tell you about
- By Richard on 23-09-11
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Hope and Glory
- The Days That Made Britain
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 19-07-11
- Language: English
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