Witness History
En podkast av BBC World Service
1452 Episoder
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The first modern asthma inhaler
Publisert: 19.8.2020 -
The lost King of England
Publisert: 18.8.2020 -
Surviving Saddam
Publisert: 17.8.2020 -
The invention of the modern ventilator
Publisert: 14.8.2020 -
Scoring a victory for women's rights in Turkey
Publisert: 13.8.2020 -
Beirut's Hotel War
Publisert: 12.8.2020 -
Bremen’s Elephant Statue
Publisert: 11.8.2020 -
Radar and World War Two
Publisert: 10.8.2020 -
The atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Publisert: 6.8.2020 -
The battle of Midway
Publisert: 5.8.2020 -
The internment of Japanese Americans
Publisert: 4.8.2020 -
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Publisert: 3.8.2020 -
The death of Heinrich Himmler
Publisert: 31.7.2020 -
Benidorm and the birth of package tourism
Publisert: 30.7.2020 -
Adrift for 76 days
Publisert: 29.7.2020 -
Australia's 'Black Saturday' bushfires
Publisert: 28.7.2020 -
The writer who put Latinos centre stage
Publisert: 27.7.2020 -
The fastest vaccine ever developed
Publisert: 24.7.2020 -
The first safe house for Afghan women
Publisert: 23.7.2020 -
The struggle to save Borneo's rainforests
Publisert: 22.7.2020
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.