Witness History

En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder

  1. Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

    Publisert: 9.6.2021
  2. Tunisia’s legal brothels

    Publisert: 8.6.2021
  3. When Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor

    Publisert: 7.6.2021
  4. How Switzerland defeated its heroin epidemic

    Publisert: 4.6.2021
  5. Afghanistan's poppy problem

    Publisert: 3.6.2021
  6. When Peru mistook missionaries for drug traffickers

    Publisert: 2.6.2021
  7. The killing of Pablo Escobar

    Publisert: 1.6.2021
  8. The war on drugs

    Publisert: 31.5.2021
  9. The Tulsa Race Massacre

    Publisert: 28.5.2021
  10. Rock concert for Chernobyl

    Publisert: 27.5.2021
  11. Amilcar Cabral: An African liberation legend

    Publisert: 26.5.2021
  12. The first Arab woman pilot

    Publisert: 25.5.2021
  13. The strike that shocked India

    Publisert: 24.5.2021
  14. Fighting forced marriage in war

    Publisert: 21.5.2021
  15. Saving the world's wetlands

    Publisert: 20.5.2021
  16. Striking in South Korea in 1980

    Publisert: 18.5.2021
  17. When Ariel Sharon visited the Al-Aqsa compound

    Publisert: 17.5.2021
  18. China's Democracy Wall

    Publisert: 14.5.2021
  19. The trial of South Africa’s 'Dr Death'

    Publisert: 13.5.2021
  20. The Jewish exodus from Iraq

    Publisert: 12.5.2021

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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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