The Blake family can only live in security if the truth about the conspiracy threatening their lives is brought into the full

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Romulus & Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold
- Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome.
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Beginning in October 1939, when Germany & the Soviet Union began diplomatic maneuvering, the action accelerates with Winston Churchill's decision in 1941 to provide supplies to Soviet forces battling the German invasion & for five long years. The Arct ...

Based on the hugely popular Forgotten Skills courses at Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery School, this timely reveals the lost art of making creamy butter & yogurt, keeping a few hens in the garden, home-curing & smoking bacon, & even foraging for food in the wild. So many of our happiest childhood memories are connected to food in the wild. So many of our happiest childhood memories are connected to food. Rediscover the flavours of all-time favourites such as traditional stuffed roast chicken, figgy toffee pudding & freshly baked scones & strawberry jam. Darina also offers lots of thrifty tip for using up leftovers in delicious ways. Essential reading for urban & rural dwellers alike, this is the definitive modern guide to traditional cookery skills. ...

From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War 2
- the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese
- an enemy more prepared, better organised & more powerful than anyone had imagined. Yet in 1944, following key battles at Kohima & Imphal, & daring operations behind enemy lines by the Chindits, the Commonwealth army were back, retaking lost ground one bloody battle at a time. Fighting in dense jungle & open paddy field, this brutal campaign was the longest fought by the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. But the troops taking part were a forgotten army, & the story of their remarkable feats & their courage remains largely untold to this day. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest & most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha & Indian regiments fought alongside one another & became comrades. In Forgotten Voices of Burma
- a remarkable new oral history taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive
- soldiers from both sides tell their stories of this epic conflict.



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It could have been the biggest military disaster suffered by the British in the Second World War, but against all odds the British Army was successfully evacuated, & ' Dunkirk spirit' became synonymous with the strength of the British people in adversity. On the same day that Winston Churchill became Prime Minister, Nazi troops invaded Holl&, Luxembourg & Belgium. The eight-month period of calm that had existed since the declaration of war was over. But the defences constructed by the Allies in preparation failed to repel a German army with superior tactics. The British Expeditionary Force soon found themselves in an increasingly chaotic retreat. By the end of May 1940, over 400, 000 Allied troops were trapped in & around the port of Dunkirk without shelter or supplies. Hitler's army was just ten miles away. On 26 May, the British Admiralty launched Operation Dynamo. This famous rescue mission sent every available vessel
- from navy destroyers & troopships to pleasure cruisers & fishing boats
- over the Channel to Dunkirk. Of the 850 ' Little Ships' that sailed to Dunkirk, 235 were sunk by German aircraft or mines, but over this nine day period 338, 000 British & French troops were safely evacuated. Drawing on the wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk presents in the words of both rescued & rescuers in an intimate & dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'.

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Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz & the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete & compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holl&, Belgium & France in quick succession, & the British people anticipated an invasion would soon be upon them. From July to October, they watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them, aware that the result would decide their fate. Over the next nine months, the Blitz killed more than 43, 000 civilians. For a year, the citizens of Britain were effectively front-line soldiers in a battle which united the country against a hated enemy. We hear from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air-raid wardens & civilians, people in the air & on the ground, on both sides of the battle, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk & the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this is the definitive oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history. ...

In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina & the UK, & the occupation quickly escalated into a terrifying full-blown conflict between the two countries.

Part Two
- Fighting for the Falklands

Overcoming the difficulties of conducting a war at the most enormous distance from home & during the Antarctic winter, British troops successfully landed on the Falklands; the Argentine response led to growing casualties on both sides. At sea, losses included HMS Sheffield & Coventry, & the Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano.

Drawing upon the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive, Forgotten Voices of the Falklands presents the first complete oral history of the Falklands War. This audio book is a unique & essential chronicle of the conflict from all sides & perspectives, told in the participants' own voices.

Read by: Sean Barrett

Runtime: 3 hours
Discs: 3











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In March 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina & the UK, & the occupation quickly escalated into a terrifying full-blown conflict between the two countries. From the initial invasions of the islands to the British landings, the sinking of the Belgrano to brutal combat at Goose Green, the Argentinean surrender through to its aftermath, Forgotten Voices Of The Falklands is a unique & thrilling chronicle of the conflict recounted in the words of those from all sides & perspectives. Drawing upon the vast resources of the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive, Hugh Mc Manners
- who himself fought in the Falklands War
- has created the definitive oral history book on the subject.

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In 1972 a team of academics & archivists from the Imperial War Museum set about the momentous task of tracing ordinary men & women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans from Britain, Germany, America, Australia & Canada were interviewed in detail about their day-to-day experiences on & off the front. The archive has grown to be one of the most important of its kind in the world & provides a unique account of life during the Great War. These tapes, some of which have rested unheard for decades, contain the forgotten voices of a generation no longer with us. Now over thirty years on, after hundreds of hours in the archive, author Max Arthur has created this remarkable, landmark history of the First World War. ...