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    Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders - World War II
    Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! British
    World War I
    Audiobook series6 titles

    Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Series

    Written by Sir Tony Robinson

    Narrated by Sir Tony Robinson

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    About this series

    Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining and gory bits about the Romans! It's history, but not as we know it!

    Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including:

    - How to keep the gods happy

    - Why you should never ignore an omen

    - How to defeat an army who are riding elephants, and

    - How to spot a barbarian

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPan Macmillan
    Release dateNov 7, 2013
    Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders - World War II
    Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! British
    World War I

    Titles in the series (6)

    • 1

      World War I
      World War I

      World War I

      Sir Tony Robinson
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      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War I. It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know about World War I in this brilliant action-packed, fact-filled book, including: * How to build a trench * Why dogs were such good messengers * How plastic surgery was invented * Why you needed a gas mask What are you waiting for? Let's get going . . .

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War I. It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know about World War I in this brilliant action-packed, fact-filled book, including: * How to build a trench * Why dogs were such good messengers * How plastic surgery was invented * Why you needed a gas mask What are you waiting for? Let's get going . . .

    • 2

      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders - World War II
      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders - World War II

      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders - World War II

      Sir Tony Robinson
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      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War II! It’s history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you need to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including: - just how useful mashed potato is - how the Battle of Britain was won - what it takes to be a spy - how D-Day was kept a surprise

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War II! It’s history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you need to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including: - just how useful mashed potato is - how the Battle of Britain was won - what it takes to be a spy - how D-Day was kept a surprise

    • 3

      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! British
      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! British

      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! British

      Sir Tony Robinson
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      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the British! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including: - How to avoid scurvy - Why bright red isn't the best colour for a soldier's uniform - Why not being able to swim was considered an advantage, and - How to cure the most gruesome tropical diseases

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the British! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including: - How to avoid scurvy - Why bright red isn't the best colour for a soldier's uniform - Why not being able to swim was considered an advantage, and - How to cure the most gruesome tropical diseases

    • 4

      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! - Egyptians
      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! - Egyptians

      Tony Robinson's: Weird World of Wonders! - Egyptians

      Sir Tony Robinson
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Egyptians! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including: - Why the gods looked so strange - Why tomb raiding is a bad idea - Why they loved cats, and - How to make a mummy in eight easy steps

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Egyptians! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including: - Why the gods looked so strange - Why tomb raiding is a bad idea - Why they loved cats, and - How to make a mummy in eight easy steps

    • 5

      Greeks
      Greeks

      Greeks

      Sir Tony Robinson
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      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including: - Why the ancient Greeks were mad about olive oil - Who Pythagoras was - Why Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus, and - How the Greeks invented the first computer, vending machine and death-ray

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including: - Why the ancient Greeks were mad about olive oil - Who Pythagoras was - Why Alexander the Great named a city after his horse, Bucephalus, and - How the Greeks invented the first computer, vending machine and death-ray

    • 6

      Romans
      Romans

      Romans

      Sir Tony Robinson
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      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining and gory bits about the Romans! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including: - How to keep the gods happy - Why you should never ignore an omen - How to defeat an army who are riding elephants, and - How to spot a barbarian

      Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining and gory bits about the Romans! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book including: - How to keep the gods happy - Why you should never ignore an omen - How to defeat an army who are riding elephants, and - How to spot a barbarian

    Author

    Sir Tony Robinson

    Sir Tony Robinson is most famous for playing the role of Baldrick in Blackadder but he made his first professional appearance at the age of thirteen in the original stage version of Oliver! and went on to appear with the Chichester Festival Theatre, the RSC and the National Theatre. He wrote and starred in Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, and presented Time Team for twenty years. He has made numerous factual series, including The Worst Jobs In History and Tony Robinson's Time Walks. He is a multi award-winning children's television writer and has authored many children's books including the history series Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders. He has also written several books for adults.

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