Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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The end of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising
Published: 11/4/2021 -
The enduring legend of Fu Manchu
Published: 11/3/2021 -
Judgement at Nuremberg
Published: 11/2/2021 -
The miracle of walking
Published: 11/1/2021 -
Kilimanjaro: Africa’s disappearing glaciers
Published: 10/29/2021 -
The child climate activist of the 1990s
Published: 10/28/2021 -
How the world woke up to climate change
Published: 10/27/2021 -
The world's first environment conference
Published: 10/26/2021 -
Proving climate change: the 'Keeling Curve'
Published: 10/25/2021 -
Britain’s lesbian families ‘scandal’
Published: 10/22/2021 -
The Greenham Common women's peace camp
Published: 10/21/2021 -
Polish refugees in Africa
Published: 10/20/2021 -
The mysterious death of Samora Machel
Published: 10/19/2021 -
The first transgender minister in the Church of England
Published: 10/18/2021 -
The doctor killed by an anti-abortion extremist
Published: 10/15/2021 -
The Pakistani law that jailed rape survivors
Published: 10/14/2021 -
The story of 'Baby Jessica'
Published: 10/13/2021 -
Colin Jordan and the British Nazi rally
Published: 10/12/2021 -
Winning the Arabic Booker prize
Published: 10/11/2021 -
Clyde Best - A black footballing pioneer
Published: 10/8/2021
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.