Audiobooks Narrated by Neil Gardner

Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City - from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to Mussolini and the German occupation in World War Two - through pivotal moments that defined its history.

The BBC is a central part of British life, shared culture and international standing.

Humans are mammals. Most of us appreciate that at some level. But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse and an elephant than we do with a parrot, snake or frog?

Jerry White's London in the Eighteenth Century is an unrivalled, panoramic account of the city's dramatic century of rebirth by its leading expert.

Jerry White's London in the Twentieth Century, winner of the Wolfson Prize, is a masterful account of the city's most tumultuous century by its leading expert.

The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers

Decades after the colonial powers withdrew from Africa, the continent is still struggling to catch up with the rest of the world.

The greatest questions of our future can be answered by twelve crucial moments in Britain's history.

A pioneering anthropologist takes listeners on a journey through the rich tapestry of human ritual-showing how and why our most irrational behaviors are a key driver of our success. "Important . . . and a true delight to read." (Paul Bloom, author of Against Empathy)

Most of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up.