Witness History

En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder

  1. Hong Kong: The 5-19 football riot in China

    Publisert: 29.6.2022
  2. Hong Kong: Democracy campaigner

    Publisert: 28.6.2022
  3. Hong Kong: The handover

    Publisert: 27.6.2022
  4. The UK's first official gay Pride March

    Publisert: 24.6.2022
  5. Egypt's first democratic presidential election

    Publisert: 23.6.2022
  6. The killing of Vincent Chin

    Publisert: 22.6.2022
  7. Robot Surgeon

    Publisert: 21.6.2022
  8. India's surrogacy capital

    Publisert: 20.6.2022
  9. Cambodia war crimes

    Publisert: 17.6.2022
  10. James Joyce and Ulysses

    Publisert: 16.6.2022
  11. New York's LGBT High School

    Publisert: 15.6.2022
  12. Vietnam's 'Napalm Girl'

    Publisert: 14.6.2022
  13. Holy Cross school dispute

    Publisert: 13.6.2022
  14. The Gulabi Gang

    Publisert: 10.6.2022
  15. How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing

    Publisert: 9.6.2022
  16. Saving Gabon's rainforest

    Publisert: 8.6.2022
  17. The Diary of Anne Frank

    Publisert: 7.6.2022
  18. The assassination of Bobby Kennedy

    Publisert: 6.6.2022
  19. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    Publisert: 3.6.2022
  20. Sarin attack in Syria

    Publisert: 2.6.2022

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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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