Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder
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The first World Romani Congress
Publisert: 8.7.2021 -
The famine in North Korea
Publisert: 7.7.2021 -
Britain's wartime gold
Publisert: 6.7.2021 -
Cuba's blindness epidemic
Publisert: 5.7.2021 -
China's trailblazing foreign students
Publisert: 2.7.2021 -
The Chinese Communist Party
Publisert: 1.7.2021 -
The Syrian playwright who challenged the regime
Publisert: 29.6.2021 -
Zimbabwe's mass UFO sightings
Publisert: 28.6.2021 -
The repeal of 'Don't ask, don't tell'
Publisert: 25.6.2021 -
China's LGBT 'cooperative marriages'
Publisert: 24.6.2021 -
The secret diaries of 'Gentleman Jack'
Publisert: 23.6.2021 -
Woubis, yossis and travestis: LGBT activism in Côte d’Ivoire
Publisert: 22.6.2021 -
The Stonewall Inn
Publisert: 21.6.2021 -
China's 'Economic Miracle'
Publisert: 18.6.2021 -
The Trabant
Publisert: 17.6.2021 -
The police rape interview that shocked Britain
Publisert: 16.6.2021 -
The Confederate flag and America’s battle over race
Publisert: 14.6.2021 -
Mindfulness for the masses
Publisert: 14.6.2021 -
The Fall of Madrid
Publisert: 11.6.2021 -
The elections that Hamas won
Publisert: 10.6.2021
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.