Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder
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'The streets of Harare were littered with money'
Publisert: 26.10.2023 -
The 1993 MAD hijack
Publisert: 25.10.2023 -
The 1980 Turkey coup
Publisert: 24.10.2023 -
The first Bosphorus Bridge
Publisert: 23.10.2023 -
Osmondmania
Publisert: 20.10.2023 -
Launching Lagos Fashion Week
Publisert: 19.10.2023 -
Mexico’s murdered women
Publisert: 18.10.2023 -
Rana Plaza building collapse
Publisert: 17.10.2023 -
Cambodian peace walk
Publisert: 16.10.2023 -
Surviving an acid attack and changing the law
Publisert: 13.10.2023 -
Kwame Nkrumah: Ousted from power
Publisert: 12.10.2023 -
Theodosia Okoh: Designer of Ghana’s flag
Publisert: 11.10.2023 -
The 84-year-old primary school pupil
Publisert: 10.10.2023 -
Yinka Shonibare: Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
Publisert: 9.10.2023 -
Protectors of the Amazon
Publisert: 6.10.2023 -
The Amoco Cadiz oil spill
Publisert: 5.10.2023 -
Nigeria strikes oil
Publisert: 4.10.2023 -
The oilfield that changed Kazakhstan
Publisert: 3.10.2023 -
The oil crisis of 1973
Publisert: 2.10.2023 -
The first cat cafe
Publisert: 29.9.2023
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.