Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder
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The Galileo project
Publisert: 21.9.2020 -
The mothers of Argentina's disappeared
Publisert: 18.9.2020 -
Tank Man
Publisert: 17.9.2020 -
The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in
Publisert: 16.9.2020 -
The Mau Mau struggle against British rule
Publisert: 15.9.2020 -
Resisting 'Europe's last dictator' in Belarus
Publisert: 14.9.2020 -
Why the US rejected universal healthcare
Publisert: 11.9.2020 -
Banning alcohol in an Indian state
Publisert: 10.9.2020 -
The birth of Reddit
Publisert: 9.9.2020 -
The Dawson's Field hijacking
Publisert: 9.9.2020 -
Haiti's cholera outbreak
Publisert: 8.9.2020 -
Care in the Community
Publisert: 4.9.2020 -
The Cape Town bombings
Publisert: 3.9.2020 -
The birth of the Sony Walkman
Publisert: 2.9.2020 -
Flying through a volcano
Publisert: 1.9.2020 -
Inventing James Bond
Publisert: 31.8.2020 -
Who has the right to vote in America?
Publisert: 28.8.2020 -
St Kilda
Publisert: 27.8.2020 -
Occupy Wall Street
Publisert: 26.8.2020 -
America's first woman combat pilot
Publisert: 25.8.2020
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.