Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder
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London's first black policeman
Publisert: 4.10.2021 -
The Tanker War
Publisert: 1.10.2021 -
Petra Kelly and the German Greens
Publisert: 30.9.2021 -
'Mad cow disease' and CJD
Publisert: 29.9.2021 -
Photographing Brazil's Yanomami
Publisert: 28.9.2021 -
The rise of the Taliban
Publisert: 27.9.2021 -
Kenya: Westgate Mall attack
Publisert: 24.9.2021 -
James Bond on screen
Publisert: 23.9.2021 -
The poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
Publisert: 22.9.2021 -
Mexico's miracle water
Publisert: 21.9.2021 -
Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis
Publisert: 20.9.2021 -
The Peter Principle
Publisert: 17.9.2021 -
Christiania: Copenhagen’s hippy commune
Publisert: 16.9.2021 -
The earthquake that devastated Haiti
Publisert: 15.9.2021 -
The lost king of France
Publisert: 14.9.2021 -
The Attica prison rebellion
Publisert: 13.9.2021 -
9/11: The backlash against American Muslims
Publisert: 10.9.2021 -
America attacks Afghanistan
Publisert: 9.9.2021 -
With the president on 9/11
Publisert: 8.9.2021 -
The killing of Ahmed Shah Massoud
Publisert: 7.9.2021
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.