Traces the history of 1,000 years of classical music. This book covers the roots of our music and explores its historical context. It reveals how composers and performers, princes and patrons, and the chance happenings of the past have built a classical tradition that is the soundtrack to our history.

Broadcaster James Naughtie takes a spellbinding journey through the history of music

A penetrating insider's view of the most important relationship in modern politics, the one on which the recent reinvention of Britain is founded: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. By the celebrated Radio 4 Today Programme presenter James Naughtie.

Tony Blair's bond with George W Bush imperilled his political future in Britain, while making him a hero to many Americans after 9/11. This book asks why America has so taken him to its heart, and what this means for the politics, leaders and the country. It is suitable for those hoping to understand the enigma of Tony Blair.

This book provides an understanding of the changes that have taken place in Aberdeen's economic and social structure since 1800, from the age of textiles to the age of oil.

Originally published in 1851, this is Henri Murger's best-known work, and the novel upon which Puccini based his opera La Boheme. The novel draws largely on Murger's own experiences as a desperately poor writer living in a Parisian attic, and the lives of his easy-come, easy-go club of friends who called themselves 'the water drinkers' because they were too poor to afford wine. A sometimes ...

Tony Blair's affair with America is one of the most compelling stories of our time. He is the Prime Minister whose bonding with George W. Bush imperilled his political future in Britain, while becoming a hero to many Americans after 9/11. In this powerful and compelling narrative, James Naughtie asks why America has so taken him to their hearts, and what this means for our politics, our leaders ..