Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service
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1422 Episoder
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How a Brazilian flip-flop took over the world
Publisert: 21.5.2024 -
Bata: Pioneering shoemakers
Publisert: 20.5.2024 -
When Cuban spy Ana Montes was caught
Publisert: 17.5.2024 -
Baghdad heavy metal
Publisert: 16.5.2024 -
How nuclear testing changed politics in French Polynesia
Publisert: 15.5.2024 -
The creation of the state of Israel
Publisert: 14.5.2024 -
The ‘Catastrophe’ for Palestinians
Publisert: 13.5.2024 -
Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal
Publisert: 10.5.2024 -
How a billion Indians got a digital ID
Publisert: 9.5.2024 -
The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik
Publisert: 8.5.2024 -
East Germany's coffee from Vietnam
Publisert: 7.5.2024 -
Friends: The making of a smash hit
Publisert: 6.5.2024 -
The Channel Tunnel breakthrough
Publisert: 3.5.2024 -
Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'
Publisert: 2.5.2024 -
How to win friends and influence people
Publisert: 1.5.2024 -
How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world
Publisert: 30.4.2024 -
Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay
Publisert: 29.4.2024 -
Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exile
Publisert: 26.4.2024 -
Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the townships
Publisert: 25.4.2024 -
Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home
Publisert: 24.4.2024
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.
