Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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The man who first published Harry Potter
Published: 2/11/2020 -
Chairman Mao's Little Red Book
Published: 2/10/2020 -
The release of Nelson Mandela
Published: 2/7/2020 -
The Native American casino boom in the US
Published: 2/6/2020 -
Witnessing the birth of a new language
Published: 2/5/2020 -
Cixi: China's most powerful woman
Published: 2/4/2020 -
London's first black policeman
Published: 2/3/2020 -
The Treaty of Rome
Published: 1/31/2020 -
The first self-made female millionaire
Published: 1/30/2020 -
The ancient oak tree that taught the world a lesson
Published: 1/29/2020 -
Reforming India's rape laws
Published: 1/28/2020 -
The Way Ahead group: Modernising the Royal Family
Published: 1/27/2020 -
The frozen zoo
Published: 1/24/2020 -
The discovery of whalesong
Published: 1/23/2020 -
Silent Spring: A book that changed the world
Published: 1/22/2020 -
How the dodo died out
Published: 1/21/2020 -
The mystery of the disappearing frogs
Published: 1/20/2020 -
The killing of Osama Bin Laden
Published: 1/17/2020 -
The story of George Stinney Jr
Published: 1/16/2020 -
The woman who negotiated peace with a rebel group
Published: 1/15/2020
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.