In May 2005, on a sudden impulse, Don Watson took a train called The Southwest Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles: like a woodworm, he thought, drilling a tiny groove…

After their military defeat in 1745, the Scottish Highlanders suffered a worse humiliation. They were displaced from their ancestral lands. This is a tale of their dispossession. It also tells…

The long awaited authorised biography of Paul Keating’s four years as Australia’s Prime Minister. Written by his speech writer, this book is based on notes made during his term of…

In Enemy Within, Don Watson takes a memorable journey into the heart of the United States in the year 2016 - and the strangest election campaign that country has seen…

Dr Don Watson - with his trademark wit and wisdom - says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why don’t…

This republishes Mark Twain’s Australian travel writing, in which he recounts his impressions of Sydney and his view of Australian history. Includes introduction from Don Watson.

Julian Gavin (tenor), Janice Watson (soprano), Clive Bayley\n(bass), William Dazeley (baritone), Alastair Miles (bass), Jane\nDutton (mezzo), Sir John Tomlinson (bass), Orchestra and Chorus of\nOpera North, Richard Farnes

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