Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

New Elizabethans

The official tie-in to the landmark new series on Radio 4, written and presented by one of the UK`s leading commentators on social and political life – Jim Naughtie. The perfect read for anyone who wants to gauge the depth and spread of creativity and genius in the British Isles over the past sixty years. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, Radio 4 has looked back over the span of Queen Elizabeth II reign thus far in order to identify and profile the people who have helped to define the era and whose achievements seem likely to stand the test of time. From the broadcaster who brought A History of the World in 100 Objects to the radio, this new programme is a series of documentary profiles which celebrates the sixty New Elizabethans, from all walks of life in British society. It is a major portrait of most of the post-war period, highlighting its most significant figures and the most important areas of achievement in British life. With unique access to the Radio 4 scripts written by James Naughtie, it will be the perfect guide for anyone interested in our recent history, as well as those who wish to continue the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of HM The Queen.Much as Jeremy Clarkson is able to elevate and popularize debate on the latest automobile to hit the British market, so Jim Naughtie`s analysis and unique take on British life will bring this series, and book, to life. As Jim comments: “I was born just before the Queen`s accession, so this history is mine too. The New Elizabethans have built the country that I live in, given it colour and life and, in part, made us all the people that we are.”

Related Products:

Elizabethans: A History of How Modern Britain Was Forged Elizabethans Hb Jubilee Lines: 60 Poets for 60 Years The Queen`s London Royal Jubilees Peppa Pig: Peppa Meets the Queen Farewell The Trumpets Pax Britannica Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World`s Most Infamous Diamond On the Road: Adventures from Nixon to Trump England Iii: A Very Peculiar Story The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling Heaven`s Command The Queen The Colour of Time: A New History of the World, 1850-1960 The What on Earth/ Stickerbook Timeline of British History: From the Dinosaurs to the Present Day Letters From London Books That Changed History Marguerite Patten`s Century of British Cooking Letters from Lockdown: A Selection of Covid Chronicles from BBC Radio 4`s PM Programme Jubilee Tea Time: A London Indulgence The History Of England`s Cathedrals Life in the Garden: A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 2017 Dork Diaries: Drama Queen British Birds: A Pocket Guide The Queen`s Coronation 1953: The Official Souvenir Album A Civil War Walk Around London And Now on Radio 4: A Celebration of the World`s Best Radio Station Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands – British Columbia Coast ITMB RYA Handy Guide to Marine Radio (G22) How To Be Right: … in a world gone wrong Canary Islands: A Cultural History The Queen`s Necklace Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow Queen Elizabeth`s Book of Oxford: Ms Bodley 13a, A Facsimile with Introduction and Translation A Fiery & Furious People: A History of Violence in England Adventures of Alice Laselles by Alexandrina Victoria Aged 103/4: A Children`s Story Written and Illustrated by Queen Victoria Queen: A Royal Celebration of the Life and Family of Queen Elizabeth II, on Her 90th Birthday The Smallest Man