Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder
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Benjamin Britten's War Requiem
Publisert: 9.6.2021 -
Tunisia’s legal brothels
Publisert: 8.6.2021 -
When Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor
Publisert: 7.6.2021 -
How Switzerland defeated its heroin epidemic
Publisert: 4.6.2021 -
Afghanistan's poppy problem
Publisert: 3.6.2021 -
When Peru mistook missionaries for drug traffickers
Publisert: 2.6.2021 -
The killing of Pablo Escobar
Publisert: 1.6.2021 -
The war on drugs
Publisert: 31.5.2021 -
The Tulsa Race Massacre
Publisert: 28.5.2021 -
Rock concert for Chernobyl
Publisert: 27.5.2021 -
Amilcar Cabral: An African liberation legend
Publisert: 26.5.2021 -
The first Arab woman pilot
Publisert: 25.5.2021 -
The strike that shocked India
Publisert: 24.5.2021 -
Fighting forced marriage in war
Publisert: 21.5.2021 -
Saving the world's wetlands
Publisert: 20.5.2021 -
Striking in South Korea in 1980
Publisert: 18.5.2021 -
When Ariel Sharon visited the Al-Aqsa compound
Publisert: 17.5.2021 -
China's Democracy Wall
Publisert: 14.5.2021 -
The trial of South Africa’s 'Dr Death'
Publisert: 13.5.2021 -
The Jewish exodus from Iraq
Publisert: 12.5.2021
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.