Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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The end of Stalinist rule in Albania
Published: 1/4/2022 -
The secret history of Monopoly
Published: 12/31/2021 -
Lego
Published: 12/30/2021 -
Tetris
Published: 12/29/2021 -
Grand Theft Auto
Published: 12/29/2021 -
Pong and the birth of computer games
Published: 12/27/2021 -
The home of Santa Claus
Published: 12/24/2021 -
Bahrain's 2011 protests
Published: 12/23/2021 -
The right to drive in Saudi Arabia
Published: 12/22/2021 -
Rudolf Nureyev defects
Published: 12/21/2021 -
Tanzania's first elected albino MP
Published: 12/20/2021 -
Bangladesh wins independence
Published: 12/17/2021 -
On the front line in Bangladesh
Published: 12/16/2021 -
Rape as a weapon in Bangladesh
Published: 12/15/2021 -
The Bengali language movement
Published: 12/13/2021 -
The explosion heard by millions
Published: 12/10/2021 -
The Aldi kidnap
Published: 12/9/2021 -
Spies or plane-spotters?
Published: 12/8/2021 -
The V2 rocket
Published: 12/7/2021 -
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police
Published: 12/6/2021
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.