Andrew Marr

British journalist and avid consumer of history Andrew Marr is releasing a new book titled ‘A History of the World' (released 27th September) The book will coincide with an 8 part BBC television series of the same title starting on the 23 September.

Dating all the way back 70,000 years, A History of the World takes readers from our origins in Africa, through global colonization, the emergence of farming, of religion and philosophy; from the rise of empires, brutal wars, revolutions and astonishing discoveries and inventions. A ferociously ambitious project, but an eminently important one!