Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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How US 'smart bombs' hit an Iraqi air raid shelter in the first Gulf War
Published: 2/12/2021 -
A Ghanaian nurse's story
Published: 2/11/2021 -
The paper that helped the homeless
Published: 2/10/2021 -
Gay and lesbian support for the British miners' strike
Published: 2/9/2021 -
Francis Bacon in the archives
Published: 2/9/2021 -
DES Daughters
Published: 2/8/2021 -
General Robert E Lee: US Civil War rebel
Published: 2/5/2021 -
Drugs in the Vietnam War
Published: 2/4/2021 -
The Burma uprising of 1988
Published: 2/3/2021 -
The Moscow State Circus
Published: 2/2/2021 -
The first Eurostar from England to France
Published: 2/1/2021 -
The anthem of the Arab Spring
Published: 1/29/2021 -
Libya's Arab uprising
Published: 1/28/2021 -
Yemen's 2011 uprising
Published: 1/27/2021 -
Syria in the Arab Spring
Published: 1/26/2021 -
Egypt's Facebook Girl
Published: 1/25/2021 -
Fighting for justice for India's Sikhs
Published: 1/22/2021 -
Kenya's pioneering publisher
Published: 1/21/2021 -
The Turner Diaries - America's manual of hatred
Published: 1/20/2021 -
Hitler's beer hall putsch
Published: 1/19/2021
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.