Desert island discs /

Table of Contents: “…Knightsbridge March from 'London Suite' -- Sailing -- Coronation Scot; Sailing By -- Crown Imperial -- Nimrod -- Jerusalem -- HMS Pinafore -- Bugle Calls -- The Archers Weight -- The Saucey Arethusa -- Tom Bowling -- Jacks the lad -- Farewell & Adien Ye Spanish Ladies -- Home Sweet Home -- Rule Britannia -- Pomp & Circumstances No 1 from 'Military Marches', Op. 39.…”
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Porcupine, Picayune, & Post : how newspapers get their names / by Bernhard, Jim

Table of Contents: “…-- In the beginning -- Rule, Britannia! -- You've got mail -- Gray ladies no more -- "Print the news and raise hell" -- Party time -- Sound the alarm -- Let there be light -- "Advertisements--the life of a paper" -- Flora and Fauna -- Myth-ellaneous -- The wheel and other inventions -- Location, location, location -- Oddities -- The Brute, the beast, and other figments -- All in fun -- So sue me.…”
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Django : the life and music of a Gypsy legend / by Dregni, Michael, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Awakening, 1910-1922 -- Panam, 1922-1928 -- La musique diabolique, 1926-1928 -- Wanderings, 1928-1934 -- Le hot, 1934-1935 -- Djangology, 1935-1936 -- Swing, 1937 -- Ruling Britannia, 1938-1939 -- Nuages, 1939-1944 -- Echoes de France, 1944-1946 -- Pilgrimage, 1946-1947 -- Schism, 1947-1950 -- A new man, 1951-1953 -- Afterword: Gypsy Jazz.…”

Django : the life and music of a Gypsy legend / by Dregni, Michael, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Awakening, 1910-1922 -- Panam, 1922-1928 -- La musique diabolique, 1926-1928 -- Wanderings, 1928-1934 -- Le hot, 1934-1935 -- Djangology, 1935-1936 -- Swing, 1937 -- Ruling Britannia, 1938-1939 -- Nuages, 1939-1944 -- Echoes de France, 1944-1946 -- Pilgrimage, 1946-1947 -- Schism, 1947-1950 -- A new man, 1951-1953 -- Afterword: Gypsy Jazz.…”
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Empire, state, and society : Britain since 1830 / by Bronstein, Jamie L., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…: cultural change, 1867-1910 -- In Flanders Fields : Britain and the Great War, 1910-1918 -- Nationalism and depression : politics, economics and social change, 1919-1939 -- Culture and ideas between the wars, 1919-1939 -- London burning : Britain in the Second World War -- Winds of change: politics, 1945-1979 -- Building a welfare state : society and the economy, 1945-1979 -- Meet the Beatles : cultural and intellectual developments, 1945-1979 -- From Rule Britannia to cool Britannia : politics, 1979-2007 -- Whither Britain? …”

Globish : how the English language became the world's language / by McCrum, Robert

Table of Contents: “…'A whole country of English' : re-inventing freedom and originality ; 'Common hopes and common dreams' : lighting out for the territory ; 'The audacity of hope' : from slavery to redemption -- Popularisers. Rule, Britannia! : how England became British ; East, in a western voice : the People's Empire ; 'At the top of the world' : the imperial swan song -- Modernisers. …”

BBC Proms.

Table of Contents: “…Sherman : Mary Poppins -- medley -- Ansell : Plymouth hoe -- Arne : Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent) -- Elgar : Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 in D major, 'Land of Hope and Glory' (6 mins) -- Parry : Jerusalem (orch. …”
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Oblivion or glory : 1921 and the making of Winston Churchill / by Stafford, David

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : "A bold, bad man" -- Introduction : "A tragic flaw in the metal" -- "Rule Britannia" -- Family and friends -- "He uses it as an opiate" -- A world in torment -- The great corniche of life -- "This wild cousin of mine" -- "The forty thieves" -- The smiling orchards -- Tragedy strikes -- Peacemaker -- "Where are we going in Europe?" …”
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Oblivion or glory : 1921 and the making of Winston Churchill / by Stafford, David

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : "A bold, bad man" -- Introduction : "A tragic flaw in the metal" -- "Rule Britannia" -- Family and friends -- "He uses it as an opiate" -- A world in torment -- The great corniche of life -- "This wild cousin of mine" -- "The forty thieves" -- The smiling orchards -- Tragedy strikes -- Peacemaker -- "Where are we going in Europe?" …”
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Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor / by Brooks, Christopher Antonio, 1957-, Sims, Robert (Baritone)

Table of Contents: “…A new Jerusalem (1887-1911) -- Roland's world in Boston (1911-1920) -- Roland rules Britannia (1920-1921) -- "Le rage de Paris" (1921-1922) -- "You're tired, Chile" -- The Hayes conquest (1923-1924) -- Roland and the Countess (1924-1926) -- The conquest slows (1926-1930) -- "Hard trials, great tribulations" (1930-1935) -- Return to Europe (1936-1942) -- Rome, Georgia (1942) -- "I can tell the world!" …”
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Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor / by Brooks, Christopher Antonio, 1957-, Sims, Robert (Baritone)

Table of Contents: “…A new Jerusalem (1887-1911) -- Roland's world in Boston (1911-1920) -- Roland rules Britannia (1920-1921) -- "Le rage de Paris" (1921-1922) -- "You're tired, Chile" -- The Hayes conquest (1923-1924) -- Roland and the Countess (1924-1926) -- The conquest slows (1926-1930) -- "Hard trials, great tribulations" (1930-1935) -- Return to Europe (1936-1942) -- Rome, Georgia (1942) -- "I can tell the world!" …”
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A history of Britain in thirty-six postage stamps / by West, Christopher, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…In the beginning -- Victoria's communication revolution -- The horror -- Victoria and the machine -- 'Never be mean, never be false, never be cruel' -- 33 billion -- Jubilee -- Hong Kong heroes -- A little of what you fancy -- Rule, Britannia! -- The bringer of terrible news -- Then someone stole the wheelbarrow -- Wembley sunset -- The birth of modernity -- Betrayal -- Total war -- Victory! …”

Piano variations. by Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Table of Contents: “…Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D Major, WoO 79 -- Variations on Grétry's "Une fièvre bràlante" in C Major, WoO 72 -- Variations (10) on Salieri's "La Stessa, le Stessissima" in B Flat Major, Wo0 73 -- Variations (7) on Winter's "Kind willst du" in F Major, WoO 75 -- Variations (6) on an original theme in G Major, WoO 77 -- Variations (32) on an original theme in C Minor, WoO 80 -- Variations (12) on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's "Das Waldmädchen" in A Major, WoO 71 -- Variations (6) on an original theme in D Major, Op. 76.…”
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Last night of the proms /

Table of Contents: “…Knightsbridge March, composed by Eric Coates, 1886-1957 -- Nimrod (Enigma Variations), Op. 36, composed by Sir Edward Elgar, 1857-1934 -- Crown Imperial, composed by Sir William Walton, 1902-1983 -- Bugle Calls, composed by Henry Wood, 1869-1944 -- The Anchors Weighed, composed by Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897 -- The Saucy Arenthusa, composed by Henry Joseph Wood, 1869- -- Tom Bowling, composed by Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976 -- Jacks The Lad, composed by Henry Wood, 1869-1944 -- Farewell And Adieu Ye Spanish Ladies, composed by Anonymous -- Home Sweet Home, composed by Traditional -- See The Conquering Hero Comes, HWV 63, composed by George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 -- Rule Britannia, composed by Thomas Arne, 1710-1778 -- Jerusalem, composed by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1848- -- Pomp & Circumstance March, Op. 39, composed by Sir Edward Elgar, 1857-1934 -- Auld Lang Syne, composed by Traditional -- God Save The Queen, composed by Anonymous.…”
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BBC Proms.

Table of Contents: “…Marche militaire francaise" (6:30) / Camille Saint-Saëns ; "Scaramouche" (12:35) / Darius Milhaud ; "Soliloquy" (9:49) / Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein ; "Proms in the Park" (3:20); World War I Medley (17:41); "Fantasia on British Sea-Songs" / Sir Henry Wood (10:46); "Rule, Britannia" (3:53) / Thomas Arne ; "Land of Hope and Glory" (8:55) / Edward Elgar ; "Last Night" Conductor Speech (3:59); "Jerusalem" / Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (2:39); "The National Anthem" (2:30); "God Save the Queen" / arranged by Benjamin Britten ; "Auld Lang Syne" (6:03); Credits.…”
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The United States Army Strings.

Table of Contents: “…Take five (2:07) -- Ashokan farewell (4:09) -- Eleanor Rigby (2:47) -- Flight of the bumblebee (1:19) -- Oblivion (3:49) -- New York, New York (2:58) -- Everything's coming up roses (2:02) -- Milonga del Angel (5:55) -- My favorite things (2:45) -- Adagio for strings (6:33) -- British grenadiers (1:44) -- Rule Britannia (1:16) -- Bedouin medley (2:19) -- Arirang (1:48) -- Garry Owen (2:21) -- Rocky Top (2:05) -- La Cumparsita (4:04) -- Orange blossom special (2:02) -- God bless America (3:01) -- The Army song (The Army goes rolling along) (0:40).…”

Variationen für Klavier = Piano variations / by Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Table of Contents: “…5 Variations on 'Rule Britannia' in D Major, WoO 79, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 -- Eroica Variations in E Flat Major, Op. 35, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 -- 12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's Das Waldmadche in A Major, WoO 71, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 -- 6 Variations on a Swiss song in F Major, WoO 64, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 -- 8 Variations on the Romance 'Une fièvre brûlante' in C Major, WoO 72, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 -- 24 Variations on Righini's Arietta 'Venni amore' in D Major, WoO 65, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 -- 7 Variations on 'God save the King' in C Major, WoO 78 (G. 189), composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827.…”
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Deadly dreams : opium, imperialism, and the Arrow War (1856-1860) in China / by Wong, J. Y.

Table of Contents: “…Commissioner Yeh: A 'monster'? 6. Rule, Britannia and vox populi, vox Dei -- IV. The rhetoric of imperialism. 7. …”
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The national fabric fashion, Britishness, globalization / by Goodrum, Alison L.

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BBC Proms.

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