Description:
A unique collection of accounts brought to life on audiobook with music of the period
They Saw It Happen contains 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, 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 in 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.
Brief description:
Tom George trained at London's Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, winning the PMA Bursary and the Laurence Olivier Bursary in his second year. He was also a winner of the Carleton Hobbs competition which awarded him a contract with the BBC Radio Department with whom he continues to work frequently. Notable credits include Absolute Power with Stephen Fry and John Bird, Titanic Enquiry, The Mill on the Floss, and The Remains of the Day with Ian McDiarmid. Screen credits include Band of Brothers directed by Tom Hanks and Buffalo Soldier directed by Gregory Jordan.