Britain Etc.

  • Author: Mark Easton
  • Narrator: Mark Easton
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 9:58:47
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Synopsis

Mark Easton's Britain Etc.looks at the UK through its relationship to 26 subjects - one for each letter of the alphabet. From Alcohol, Beat Bobbies, Cheese and Dogs through Immigration, Justice, Knives and Murder to the Queen, Umbrellas, Vegetables and the Zzzz of a well-deserved rest, the book's meticulously researched but accessible essays map the back-story of contemporary Britain.

With each lettered chapter, the reader is invited to look at the United Kingdom in a new way: standing back to see our small islands in a global or historical context, and then diving down to scrutinise vital details that may be overlooked. Taken together, the essays reveal a Britain that cannot be seen through the prism of daily news or current affairs. A park, a wedding, a beggar and a carrot all take on new significance once you have read Britain Etc.

As the UK welcomes millions of visitors to its shores for the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, this is a book that offers insight into the psyche of Britain; a nation's obsessions, prejudices, values and idiosyncrasies. What sort of place is it, what are the natives like, and how did we get to where we are?

Chapters

  • 001 Chapter000 BritainEtc

    Duration: 06min
  • 002 Chapter001 BritainEtc

    Duration: 21min
  • 003 Chapter002 BritainEtc

    Duration: 14min
  • 004 Chapter003 BritainEtc

    Duration: 14min
  • 005 Chapter004 BritainEtc

    Duration: 20min
  • 006 Chapter005 BritainEtc

    Duration: 21min
  • 007 Chapter006 BritainEtc

    Duration: 22min
  • 008 Chapter007 BritainEtc

    Duration: 28min
  • 009 Chapter008 BritainEtc

    Duration: 26min
  • 010 Chapter009a BritainEtc

    Duration: 15min
  • 011 Chapter009b BritainEtc

    Duration: 17min
  • 012 Chapter010 BritainEtc

    Duration: 20min
  • 013 Chapter011 BritainEtc

    Duration: 12min
  • 014 Chapter012 BritainEtc

    Duration: 23min
  • 015 Chapter013 BritainEtc

    Duration: 26min
  • 016 Chapter014 BritainEtc

    Duration: 18min
  • 017 Chapter015a BritainEtc

    Duration: 17min
  • 018 Chapter015b BritainEtc

    Duration: 14min
  • 019 Chapter016 BritainEtc

    Duration: 23min
  • 020 Chapter017 BritainEtc

    Duration: 23min
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