J. G. Farrell

Acclaimed author J. G. Farrell came to fame with his Empire Trilogy, exploring the collapse of British colonialism and its repercussions in three different countries. The first book in the series, Troubles, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Lost Man Booker Prize, while the second, The Siege of Krishnapur, was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction. Included here are three BBC Radio adaptations of the trilogy, plus an edition of Witness History exploring Farrell's tragic accidental death.

When the Indian sepoys rise in bloody revolt, the shocked British retreat to the Residence where they prepare to fight for their lives and their way of life.

The prosperous world of the Blackett family and their friends changes forever when Singapore falls to the Japanese invaders during the Second World War.