This sceptred isleVol. 1,: 55 BC-1087 AD - v.1 : Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror 55BC-1087

Covering the period up to 1087, this is part of a major Radio 4 series telling the history of Britain from the Roman invasion to the death of Victoria.

Narrated by Anna Massey, the series draws on Churchill's "A History of the English-speaking Peoples", with extracts read by Paul Eddington.