Witness History

En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder

  1. The Galileo project

    Publisert: 21.9.2020
  2. The mothers of Argentina's disappeared

    Publisert: 18.9.2020
  3. Tank Man

    Publisert: 17.9.2020
  4. The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in

    Publisert: 16.9.2020
  5. The Mau Mau struggle against British rule

    Publisert: 15.9.2020
  6. Resisting 'Europe's last dictator' in Belarus

    Publisert: 14.9.2020
  7. Why the US rejected universal healthcare

    Publisert: 11.9.2020
  8. Banning alcohol in an Indian state

    Publisert: 10.9.2020
  9. The birth of Reddit

    Publisert: 9.9.2020
  10. The Dawson's Field hijacking

    Publisert: 9.9.2020
  11. Haiti's cholera outbreak

    Publisert: 8.9.2020
  12. Care in the Community

    Publisert: 4.9.2020
  13. The Cape Town bombings

    Publisert: 3.9.2020
  14. The birth of the Sony Walkman

    Publisert: 2.9.2020
  15. Flying through a volcano

    Publisert: 1.9.2020
  16. Inventing James Bond

    Publisert: 31.8.2020
  17. Who has the right to vote in America?

    Publisert: 28.8.2020
  18. St Kilda

    Publisert: 27.8.2020
  19. Occupy Wall Street

    Publisert: 26.8.2020
  20. America's first woman combat pilot

    Publisert: 25.8.2020

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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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