They Saw It Happen
Eyewitness accounts from Ancient Greece to Hiroshima
Compiled by Matthew Lewin

Read by Tim Pigott-Smith with Steve Hodson, Kerry Shale, Tom George, and Teresa Gallagher

Here are more than sixty eyewitness accounts from history. Many are notable events: the Battle of Thermopylae, the Black Death in 1341, the Great Fire of London, the execution of Louis XVI, the Death of Nelson and the American Civil War and the bombing of Hiroshima. But there are also snapshots of more ordinary life – no less memorable for that – including working conditions during the Industrial Revolution, views of slave owners and slaves, Paul Gaugin choosing a bride on Tahiti and the arrest of Dr Crippen. It is a fascinating and absorbing collection, bringing the past alive as only direct memories like these can do.

A unique collection of accounts brought to life on audiobook with music of the period.

4 CDs
Running Time: over 5 hours
ISBN: 9-62634-293-5
Catalogue no: NA429312
US SRP: $28.98 / CANADA SRP: Can$37.95