Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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The origin of the WHO
Published: 6/4/2020 -
How Christo wrapped the Reichstag
Published: 6/3/2020 -
The Zanzibar Revolution
Published: 6/2/2020 -
The start of eco-tourism
Published: 6/1/2020 -
Ann Lowe - African American fashion designer
Published: 5/29/2020 -
Winston Churchill's doctor
Published: 5/28/2020 -
The Gwangju massacre
Published: 5/27/2020 -
The book that changed the way we eat
Published: 5/25/2020 -
Britain's World War Two crime wave
Published: 5/22/2020 -
Explaining autism
Published: 5/21/2020 -
The first 3D printer
Published: 5/20/2020 -
Kowloon Walled City
Published: 5/19/2020 -
The Miami riots
Published: 5/18/2020 -
Sweden's fishy submarine scare
Published: 5/15/2020 -
Confessions of a Prince
Published: 5/14/2020 -
Fighting for the pill in Japan
Published: 5/13/2020 -
The first 24-hour children's helpline
Published: 5/12/2020 -
The liberation of the Channel Islands
Published: 5/11/2020 -
VE Day
Published: 5/8/2020 -
The Soviet occupation of Berlin
Published: 5/7/2020
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.