Simon Schama's sweeping history of Britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors & how their experiences have shaped modern British culture & identity. A informative & entertaining mixture of anecdote & analysis, Schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be British. This is an abridged reading of Simon Schama's book, written to accompany the forthcoming BBC TV series & book of the same name.