Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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'I developed Pokémon'
Published: 2/15/2023 -
First Danish queen for 600 years
Published: 2/14/2023 -
'Hot Autumn': When Italy’s workers revolted
Published: 2/13/2023 -
'I told the world Pope Benedict XVI was resigning'
Published: 2/10/2023 -
The Pope and Jews
Published: 2/9/2023 -
Pope John Paul I’s sudden death
Published: 2/8/2023 -
Reforming the Catholic Church with Vatican II
Published: 2/7/2023 -
How a Pope is chosen
Published: 2/6/2023 -
The first black music station in Europe
Published: 2/3/2023 -
The assassination of Burundian President Melchior Ndadaye
Published: 2/2/2023 -
Columbia space shuttle disaster
Published: 2/1/2023 -
Czechoslovakia's 'Velvet Divorce'
Published: 1/31/2023 -
Palestine Post bombing
Published: 1/30/2023 -
Invention of the MP3
Published: 1/27/2023 -
Albert Pierrepoint: Britain's executioner
Published: 1/26/2023 -
Smolensk air disaster
Published: 1/25/2023 -
Japanese death row guard
Published: 1/24/2023 -
When Britain tried to censor the Troubles in Northern Ireland
Published: 1/23/2023 -
Swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy
Published: 1/20/2023 -
France's nuclear tests in Algeria
Published: 1/19/2023
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.