Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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Storming the Stasi HQ
Published: 1/14/2020 -
Britain's National Trust
Published: 1/13/2020 -
The battle for Fallujah
Published: 1/10/2020 -
The Computers for Schools revolution
Published: 1/9/2020 -
The murder of environmentalist Chico Mendes
Published: 1/8/2020 -
The exodus of Kashmiri Hindus
Published: 1/7/2020 -
German atrocities in Poland during WW2
Published: 1/6/2020 -
East Germany's punks
Published: 1/3/2020 -
Desmond's: A sitcom that changed Britain
Published: 1/2/2020 -
The book that predicted an end to civilisation
Published: 1/1/2020 -
Negotiating an end to El Salvador's civil war
Published: 12/31/2019 -
The Chippendales
Published: 12/30/2019 -
Vietnam war: Surviving the 'Christmas bombing' campaign
Published: 12/27/2019 -
Cirque du Soleil
Published: 12/26/2019 -
The secret history of Monopoly
Published: 12/25/2019 -
The invasion of Afghanistan
Published: 12/24/2019 -
Fighting cancer
Published: 12/23/2019 -
The creation of Abuja
Published: 12/20/2019 -
Bee crisis: Colony Collapse Disorder
Published: 12/19/2019 -
The Romanian revolution
Published: 12/18/2019
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.