Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service

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1422 Episoder
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Eyjafjallajökull: The volcano that stopped Europe
Publisert: 11.5.2022 -
China opens up to capitalism
Publisert: 10.5.2022 -
Soviet nuclear missile alert
Publisert: 9.5.2022 -
Fighting for Uyghur rights in China
Publisert: 6.5.2022 -
The chemistry of cannabis
Publisert: 5.5.2022 -
Roe v Wade
Publisert: 4.5.2022 -
Surviving the Falkands War
Publisert: 3.5.2022 -
The sinking of the Belgrano
Publisert: 2.5.2022 -
Algeria's rebel footballers
Publisert: 29.4.2022 -
The Algerians who fought for France
Publisert: 28.4.2022 -
Algeria: The Massacre in Paris
Publisert: 27.4.2022 -
The War in Algeria: A French soldier's experience
Publisert: 26.4.2022 -
Algeria’s Milk Bar Bomber
Publisert: 25.4.2022 -
The battle for Kinder Scout
Publisert: 22.4.2022 -
Iranian revolution: The Kurdish uprising
Publisert: 21.4.2022 -
Britain's Soviet spy scandal
Publisert: 20.4.2022 -
Women's rights in Basra
Publisert: 19.4.2022 -
Erasmus: Europe's student exchange scheme
Publisert: 18.4.2022 -
The World Wide Web
Publisert: 15.4.2022 -
How Tinder changed the dating game
Publisert: 14.4.2022
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.