Witness History
A podcast by BBC World Service
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1259 Episodes
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Women and the Sabarimala temple
Published: 12/17/2019 -
Black GIs during World War Two
Published: 12/16/2019 -
The attack on India's parliament
Published: 12/13/2019 -
The killing of Amadou Diallo
Published: 12/12/2019 -
The IRA siege at Balcombe Street
Published: 12/10/2019 -
The battle of the Louvre pyramid
Published: 12/9/2019 -
The Cuban writer who defied Fidel Castro
Published: 12/6/2019 -
Jaslyk – Uzbekistan’s infamous prison
Published: 12/5/2019 -
The British sculptor who won over the world
Published: 12/4/2019 -
Shackleton
Published: 12/3/2019 -
The killing of Pablo Escobar
Published: 12/2/2019 -
The first confirmed case of HIV in America
Published: 11/29/2019 -
Handing back Uluru
Published: 11/28/2019 -
From cakes to computers
Published: 11/27/2019 -
India's economic revolution
Published: 11/26/2019 -
The man who gave his voice to Stephen Hawking
Published: 11/25/2019 -
Exploring Arabia's Empty Quarter
Published: 11/22/2019 -
The man who got Delhi on track
Published: 11/21/2019 -
I saw the soldiers who killed El Salvador's priests
Published: 11/20/2019 -
The 'Woman in Gold'
Published: 11/19/2019
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.