This week we have been mainly listening to.....

This week we have been mainly listening to John O'Farrell's "An Utterly Impartial History of Britain - Or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots In Charge", which is very funny. Bev thought this might fill in some gaps in her knowledge of the history of Britain while being an enjoyable listen on the way to and from work. Bev loved history at school, but she covered some historical periods in great depth whilst missing others out completely, including most English history (she was educated in bonny Scotland so was taught Scottish history, much to most English people's surprise - doh!). Anyway, this is her attempt to fill in the missing "bits".

So far we have encountered the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Normans and Plantagenets - we have just finished listening to the story of Richard II, the Black Death, the peasants' revolt and the Hundred Years War, all of which is fascinating stuff and is brilliantly read by John O'Farrell himself. This is a great way to take a dry subject and turn it into something really enjoyable.

The audiobook is unabridged and is over 16 hours in length, so we still have lots of British history to enjoy and lots of upper class idiots to laugh at! At this rate, we will be the best read and best informed bears in Britain!