20/20: Talk of the Century

Synopsis

An audio pack based on material from the BBC Radio 4 series 20/20: A VIEW OF THE CENTURY. Includes interviews with historians, scientists, writers and broadcasters, and people who have played a key part in the shaping of the 20th century, among them Desmond Tutu, Gloria Steinem, Francis Crick, Oleg Gordievsky and Nien Cheng. The material is arranged by theme: men and women, culture and identity, faith and doubt, science, mass communications, leaders, the totalitarian state and the individual, population, dreams and disappointments.

Language

English

Medium

Audio; Audiocassette. 2 x 45 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £24.99 (inclusive)

Uses

A-level studies.

Subjects

History; Sociology

Keywords

history of the 20th century

Credits

Contributor

Desmond Tutu; Francis Crick; Gloria Steinem; Nien Cheng; Oleg Gordievsky

Sponsor

Name

BBC Education

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8746 1111

Fax

020 8752 4398

Address

White City
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TS

Distributor

Name

BBC Educational Developments

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools External site opens in new window

Phone

01937 840206

Fax

01937 845381

Address

PO Box 50
Wetherby
West Yorks
LS23 7AZ