THE MUSICAL/AUDIO STORYBOOK LIBRARY
A brand new and unique concept, musical storybooks, digitally recorded for CD release. Up to 1-hour duration each tells the story of a great Briton through songs and narration, confirmation Richard studied Modern British History before he played guitar.
Each CD comes with Richard's unique and distinctive trademark of a handwritten, personally signed disc and full sleeve details.
Each storybook is £9.99 inc P&P
MAS 001 - ALAN TURING - ENGIMA OR STIGMA
Alan Turing and the team of codebreakers at Bletchley Park, against all odds, broke the German Enigma Code and it's suggested their work reduced World War 11 by two years. At the time of his posting JRR Tolkien also applied but his application was rejected. Despite such a success he was abhorred by The Government for his sexual leaning to the extent he died of chemical poisoning in 1954, possibly suicide, possibly not. This is his story from birth to his sad passing. Duration 55 minutes.
MAS 002 - ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL - THE NEW IRON AGE
Brunel changed the landscape of Britain by creating his very own Iron Age in the 19th Century. This storybook delves into his life from his birth in Portsmouth, just down the road from Charles Dickens, celebrating his railways, bridges, ships and viaducts, along with additional facts regarding his diminutive 5-feet height to his 40 cigar a day habit, along with how he nearly died in The Thames Tunnel and other interesting details such as being a special constable and that his Chelsea home was purchased in 1968 by Mick Jagger for £68,000. Duration 58 minutes.
MAS 003 - THE ELEPHANT MAN
Joseph Merrick was born in Leicester and worked in a cigar factory until he decided to move to London to find fame and fortune through his deformity. His future became a tug-of-war battle between showman Tom Norman and London Hospital surgeon Frederick Treves. The storybook details his artistic talent as a model-maker, his love of music and his friendships with members of The Royal Family. Return through this story to shop window in Whitechapel Road, East London, now an Asian clothing shop. Duration 53 minutes
MAS 004 - STANLEY MATTHEWS
Stanley Matthews remains the greatest English footballer of all time. He played in the top league at the age of 51, played for England at 43, played 700 league games but was never booked let alone sent off. Listen to the story of this man who began playing for £5 per week and finally went against The Government to coach kids in the Soweto township in South Africa.