Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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Iraq War: US security guards killed my son
Published: 3/17/2023 -
Iraq War: The capture of Saddam Hussein
Published: 3/16/2023 -
Iraq War: 'Most wanted' playing cards
Published: 3/15/2023 -
Iraq War: Refugees escaping
Published: 3/14/2023 -
Iraq War: The beginning
Published: 3/13/2023 -
From a goddess to a graduate
Published: 3/10/2023 -
Monica McWilliams’ role in the Northern Ireland peace process
Published: 3/9/2023 -
Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer
Published: 3/6/2023 -
Zoran Djindjic: The murder of Serbia's prime minister
Published: 3/3/2023 -
The museum at the end of the world
Published: 3/2/2023 -
Grenada's underwater sculpture park
Published: 3/1/2023 -
Pink Triangles: Gay men in Nazi concentration camps
Published: 2/28/2023 -
Wounded Knee siege
Published: 2/27/2023 -
When the Queen 'jumped out of a helicopter'
Published: 2/24/2023 -
Families interned in WW2 China
Published: 2/23/2023 -
The invention of Semtex
Published: 2/22/2023 -
Seggae riots in Mauritius
Published: 2/21/2023 -
Battle for the capital: Bonn v Berlin
Published: 2/20/2023 -
First winter ascent of Everest
Published: 2/17/2023 -
Discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb
Published: 2/16/2023
Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.