Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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The assassination of Bobby Kennedy
Published: 6/6/2022 -
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Published: 6/3/2022 -
Sarin attack in Syria
Published: 6/2/2022 -
Life in the biggest Syrian refugee camp in the world
Published: 6/1/2022 -
Civil Rights activist Ida B Wells
Published: 5/31/2022 -
The attack on Lod Airport
Published: 5/30/2022 -
Georgia O'Keeffe
Published: 5/27/2022 -
The World Festival of Black Arts
Published: 5/26/2022 -
The museum of banned Russian art
Published: 5/25/2022 -
The last days of Frida Kahlo
Published: 5/24/2022 -
Meeting Picasso
Published: 5/23/2022 -
The murder of Kelso Cochrane
Published: 5/20/2022 -
Chasing the Marcos millions
Published: 5/20/2022 -
Shanghai at War
Published: 5/19/2022 -
The first McDonald's in Moscow
Published: 5/18/2022 -
People Power in the Philippines
Published: 5/16/2022 -
The war in Transnistria
Published: 5/13/2022 -
Eyjafjallajökull: The volcano that stopped Europe
Published: 5/11/2022 -
China opens up to capitalism
Published: 5/10/2022 -
Soviet nuclear missile alert
Published: 5/9/2022
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.