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An anthology of BBC Radio documentaries featuring the bestselling author.


Bill Bryson is arguably the world's funniest travel writer, and a master of comic observation. His hugely popular books, spanning topics from linguistics to Shakespeare to the human body, have sold over 16 million copies and been translated into 30 languages, and his 2003 science book A Short History of Nearly Everything won the prestigious Aventis and Descartes prizes.


This sparkling collection features eight BBC Radio programmes that collectively illuminate his personal passions.


In The Art of Travel, he talks to Annette Kobak about his memorable journeys around the USA; while in the 6-part series Divided by a Common Language, he scours American history in an attempt to find out why Americans talk and behave differently from British people.


Journeys in English, based on his acclaimed book Mother Tongue, sees him romping through the history of Britain in six episodes, to reveal how English became the complex yet world-beating language it is today.


Ramblings: Windsor Great Park finds Bill heading out across the royal park in the company of Clare Balding, as he discusses his love for walking and exploring.


As a castaway on Desert Island Discs, he shares the soundtrack of his life with Sue Lawley; and in With Great Pleasure, he selects some of his favourite writing, including Evelyn Waugh's Scoop, a Hardy Boys classic and Three Men in a Boat.


The Body: A Guide for Occupants confirms Bryson as a true polymath. In it, he answers questions such as how much would it cost to make a human and why our faces have evolved their peculiar shape, as well as exploring the mysteries that continue to elude scientists today.


Finally, in Bookclub, he chats to James Naughtie and an audience of readers about A Short History of Nearly Everything.


The Art of Travel: Bill Bryson
Presented by Annette Kobak
Produced by Kate McAII
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1991


Divided by a Common Language
Presented by Bill Bryson
Produced by Brian King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995


Journeys in English
Written and presented by Bill Bryson
Produced by Brian King
First broadcast as Mother Tongue on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997


Ramblings: Windsor Great Park with Bill Bryson
Presented by Clare Balding
Produced by Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015


Desert Island Discs: Bill Bryson
Presented by Sue Lawley
Produced by Angie Nehring
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999


With Great Pleasure: Bill Bryson
Readers: Kerry Shale and Bill Wallis
Produced by Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999


The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Presented by Bill Bryson
Produced by Ciaran Bermingham
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019


Bookclub: Bill Bryson
Presented by James Naughtie
Produced by Dymphna Flynn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005

1. The Art of Travel: Bill Bryson (26.7Mb)
2. Divided by a Common Language (149.9Mb)
3. Journeys in English (150.2Mb)
4. Ramblings: Windsor Great Park with Bill Bryson (22.4Mb)
5. Desert Island Discs: Bill Bryson (39.9Mb)
6. With Great Pleasure: Bill Bryson (25Mb)
7. The Body: A Guide for Occupants (37.1Mb)
8. Bookclub: Bill Bryson (25Mb)

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