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The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour: The Story of Europe in Six Cities
- By: Cup and Nuzzle, Sheehan Quirke
- Narrated by: Sheehan Quirke
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance21
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Story21
In The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour, the ephemera of the everyday opens up to reveal a world of high art and low cunning - where a love affair can trigger a World War, a lamp-post can birth a cathedral, and a cup of coffee can take you on a journey of a thousand years.
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a great surprise
- By Mr P English on 18-03-26
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1. The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour: The Story of Europe in Six Cities
- Narrated by: Sheehan Quirke
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 12-03-26
- Language: English
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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,692
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Performance3,033
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Story3,033
Fresh, exciting and vividly readable, this is popular history at its very best. Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, political journalist Andrew Marr revisits some...
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Awsome, educational and epic work
- By Adisha on 30-10-12
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2. A History of the World
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-10-12
- Language: English
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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,354
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Performance2,771
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Story2,761
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and...
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Too little nuance
- By Santiago on 17-10-16
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3. 48 Laws of Power
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-05-15
- Language: English
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
- An Eyewitness Account - THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
- By: Bear Grylls
- Narrated by: Alexia Kombou, Omar Malik
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall351
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Performance343
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Story343
** THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** Readers love The Greatest Story Ever Told 'Outstanding. A page-turner with a life-changing message.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'This book is incredible. It will speak to believers and non-believers alike.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'Wow what a book...
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Brought the story of Jesus to life like never before!
- By Amazon Customer on 13-10-25
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4. The Greatest Story Ever Told
- An Eyewitness Account - THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
- Narrated by: Alexia Kombou, Omar Malik
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 19-06-25
- Language: English
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The Art of War
- By: Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,288
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Performance5,235
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Story5,182
The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu....
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The narrator had a train to catch.
- By Scot on 03-03-18
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5. The Art of War
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 31-03-15
- Language: English
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The Next World War
- The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
- By: Peter Apps
- Narrated by: Peter Apps
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance44
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Story44
'Incredibly well sourced . . . One of the most plugged-in voices in modern warfare' - TELEGRAPH 'Truly excellent ... a gripping tour de force. Every politician and military expert needs to read this book' - Iain Dale 'Reads like a real-life geopolitical thriller . . . The fact it doesn't feel...
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excellent
- By notanotherpseudonym on 01-02-26
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6. The Next World War
- The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
- Narrated by: Peter Apps
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 29-01-26
- Language: English
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
- By: James Boswell
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance44
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Story44
The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time....
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A peerless biography
- By Peter on 10-12-18
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7. The Life of Samuel Johnson
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 28-12-17
- Language: English
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Abridged
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Overall1,191
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Performance1,068
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Story1,066
The year was 1915. Equipment and food supplies were totally inadequate. After battling its way for six weeks through thousands of miles of pack ice and located only a day's sail from its destination...
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As soon as I'd finished it I started it again
- By Paul on 17-01-07
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8. Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 23-05-00
- Language: English
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Domination
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance54
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Story54
This is the story of the fall of an Empire – and the rise of another. Who spread Christianity, how, and why? In her quest to find the answer, Professor Alice Roberts takes us on a gripping investigative journey. From a secluded valley in south Wales to the shores of Brittany; from the heart of...
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Not sure this was worth writing about
- By SaturdayScience on 01-12-25
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9. Domination
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-11-25
- Language: English
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall977
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Performance891
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Story884
This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....
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“England’s Nero”
- By Mary Carnegie on 10-09-18
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10. Henry VIII: King and Court
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 02-05-17
- Language: English
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Alone in Japan
- A Journey to the Future
- By: Tom Feiling
- Narrated by: Tom Feiling
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
Brought to you by Penguin. No sex. No kids. No future? When Tom Feiling moved to Tokyo as a student in the early nineties, Japan was a beacon of the future: a rising superpower, a technology giant, and a global symbol of prosperity, civility and success. When he returned twenty-four years later...
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Great account of Japan
- By Nige on 19-03-26
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11. Alone in Japan
- A Journey to the Future
- Narrated by: Tom Feiling
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 26-02-26
- Language: English
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,822
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Performance3,449
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Story3,445
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice
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How Did They Endure This -and Survive?
- By c on 15-02-16
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12. Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-04-08
- Language: English
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Jane Austen at Home
- A Biography (250th Birthday Edition)
- By: Lucy Worsley
- Narrated by: Lucy Worsley
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall131
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Performance127
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Story127
THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE BBC'S MISS AUSTEN: THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY JANE AUSTEN LOVER Readers LOVE Jane Austen at Home: 'A "tour de force" which should be in the reading list of anyone who has either read the books or watched the film adaptations.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is a...
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Mixture of well-presented fact with assumptions of personal preference
- By Robert Eddins on 25-11-25
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13. Jane Austen at Home
- A Biography (250th Birthday Edition)
- Narrated by: Lucy Worsley
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
- By: H. W. Crocker III
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall416
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Performance386
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Story384
Strap on your pith helmet for a rollicking ride through some of history’s most colorful events....
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Not what I thought it'd be
- By Anonymous on 03-12-11
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14. The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 25-10-11
- Language: English
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Ask a Historian
- 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
- By: Greg Jenner
- Narrated by: Dan Schreiber, Greg Jenner, Janina Ramirez, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall521
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Performance456
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Story455
Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths? Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through history from the Stone Age...
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Really entertaining
- By Valerie Bayliss on 08-11-21
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15. Ask a Historian
- 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know
- Narrated by: Dan Schreiber, Greg Jenner, Janina Ramirez, Shappi Khorsandi
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 28-10-21
- Language: English
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Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee
- An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queens
- By: Charlie Higson, Jim Moir
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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Story18
A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 ‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER ‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON ‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAY An unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible...
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PRONOUNCED CULLODEN NOT COLLUDEN. THE CULL COMES FIRST.
- By Foxglove on 26-02-26
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16. Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee
- An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queens
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-10-25
- Language: English
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SAS South Georgia Boating Club
- An SAS Trooper’s Memoir and Falklands War Diary
- By: Tony Shaw
- Narrated by: Tony Shaw
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall126
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Performance126
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Story126
A thrilling Special Forces memoir - from Selection to the Falklands war, Northern Ireland, and beyond this is essential listening for anyone interested in the SAS.
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The poor narration
- By Anonymous on 13-08-25
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17. SAS South Georgia Boating Club
- An SAS Trooper’s Memoir and Falklands War Diary
- Narrated by: Tony Shaw
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 28-04-25
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Time
- The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
- By: Elizabeth Beller
- Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance42
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The inspiration for the FX series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette A NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER This “intimate and sympathetic portrait of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy that is as enthralling as she was” (Dana Thomas, New York Times bestselling...
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Excellent
- By Becca Bee on 23-11-24
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18. Once Upon a Time
- The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
- Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 21-05-24
- Language: English
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Auschwitz
- A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
- By: Richard Seaver - translator, Tibere Kremer - translator, Miklos Nyiszli
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall659
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Performance597
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Story595
When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz....
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disappointing
- By Amazon Customer on 19-04-18
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19. Auschwitz
- A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 31-08-13
- Language: English
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Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall304
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Performance283
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Story283
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024 'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph 'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard 'Another really...
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Thoroughly thought provoking
- By Marywood J on 17-05-24
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20. Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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