Witness History

En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder

  1. Iraq War: Refugees escaping

    Publisert: 14.3.2023
  2. Iraq War: The beginning

    Publisert: 13.3.2023
  3. From a goddess to a graduate

    Publisert: 10.3.2023
  4. Monica McWilliams’ role in the Northern Ireland peace process

    Publisert: 9.3.2023
  5. Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer

    Publisert: 6.3.2023
  6. Zoran Djindjic: The murder of Serbia's prime minister

    Publisert: 3.3.2023
  7. The museum at the end of the world

    Publisert: 2.3.2023
  8. Grenada's underwater sculpture park

    Publisert: 1.3.2023
  9. Pink Triangles: Gay men in Nazi concentration camps

    Publisert: 28.2.2023
  10. Wounded Knee siege

    Publisert: 27.2.2023
  11. When the Queen 'jumped out of a helicopter'

    Publisert: 24.2.2023
  12. Families interned in WW2 China

    Publisert: 23.2.2023
  13. The invention of Semtex

    Publisert: 22.2.2023
  14. Seggae riots in Mauritius

    Publisert: 21.2.2023
  15. Battle for the capital: Bonn v Berlin

    Publisert: 20.2.2023
  16. First winter ascent of Everest

    Publisert: 17.2.2023
  17. Discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb

    Publisert: 16.2.2023
  18. 'I developed Pokémon'

    Publisert: 15.2.2023
  19. First Danish queen for 600 years

    Publisert: 14.2.2023
  20. 'Hot Autumn': When Italy’s workers revolted

    Publisert: 13.2.2023

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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.

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