Witness History

En podkast av BBC World Service

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1416 Episoder

  1. Jana Andolan – Nepal’s people power movement

    Publisert: 29.6.2020
  2. Russia’s bitter taste of capitalism

    Publisert: 26.6.2020
  3. The Chilean economy and its 'Chicago Boys'

    Publisert: 25.6.2020
  4. Tanzania's socialist experiment

    Publisert: 24.6.2020
  5. South Korea's economic miracle

    Publisert: 23.6.2020
  6. The New Deal

    Publisert: 22.6.2020
  7. The ‘Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes’ anti-racist exercise

    Publisert: 19.6.2020
  8. The friendship train

    Publisert: 18.6.2020
  9. Sex trafficking and peacekeepers

    Publisert: 17.6.2020
  10. Beethoven's role in China's Cultural Revolution

    Publisert: 16.6.2020
  11. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and the Five Stages of Grief

    Publisert: 15.6.2020
  12. Three Strikes Law

    Publisert: 12.6.2020
  13. Rodney King and the LA riots

    Publisert: 11.6.2020
  14. Black basketball pioneers - Texas Western

    Publisert: 10.6.2020
  15. The 16th Street church bombing

    Publisert: 9.6.2020
  16. Brown v the Board of Education

    Publisert: 8.6.2020
  17. The portable defibrillator

    Publisert: 5.6.2020
  18. The origin of the WHO

    Publisert: 4.6.2020
  19. How Christo wrapped the Reichstag

    Publisert: 3.6.2020
  20. The Zanzibar Revolution

    Publisert: 2.6.2020

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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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