As Others See Us: The BBC Radio 4 series Audiobook (Free)

All ten episodes of BBC Radio 4’s ambitious global series, presented simply by Neil MacGregor

‘Insightful, provocative, satisfying’ Telegraph

With the uk in the brink of potentially momentous change, historian and broadcaster Neil MacGregor embarks on an internationally voyage to discover how Britain is perceived from abroad.

Visiting Germany, Egypt, Nigeria, Canada, India, Singapore, the United States, Spain, Australia and Poland – all countries with significant historical links about As Others See Us: The BBC Radio 4 series to the UK – he foretells leading opinion formers to learn how they, as individuals and members of their wider communities, see Britain.

His interviewees reveal what they learnt about Britain at school, and exactly how key events and cultural influences, as well as their own private experiences, have shaped their impressions of the united states now. Each has a defining image that symbolises the UK to them: from Shakespeare to Monty Python, the 1966 World Cup, the Suez Turmoil, the Financial Situations, ’99’ snow cream as well as the Crown.

Throughout his travels, MacGregor uncovers tensions and frustrations, admiration and affection – along with an underlying sense of hope and a desire to retain close links with Britain since it prepares to reevaluate its relationship with Europe as well as the world.