Witness History
En podcast af BBC World Service
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1259 Episoder
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The Higgs Boson: A scientific discovery that explains how the universe works
Udgivet: 4.7.2022 -
Hong Kong: Abandoned children
Udgivet: 30.6.2022 -
Hong Kong - Kowloon Walled City
Udgivet: 30.6.2022 -
Hong Kong: The 5-19 football riot in China
Udgivet: 29.6.2022 -
Hong Kong: Democracy campaigner
Udgivet: 28.6.2022 -
Hong Kong: The handover
Udgivet: 27.6.2022 -
The UK's first official gay Pride March
Udgivet: 24.6.2022 -
Egypt's first democratic presidential election
Udgivet: 23.6.2022 -
The killing of Vincent Chin
Udgivet: 22.6.2022 -
Robot Surgeon
Udgivet: 21.6.2022 -
India's surrogacy capital
Udgivet: 20.6.2022 -
Cambodia war crimes
Udgivet: 17.6.2022 -
James Joyce and Ulysses
Udgivet: 16.6.2022 -
New York's LGBT High School
Udgivet: 15.6.2022 -
Vietnam's 'Napalm Girl'
Udgivet: 14.6.2022 -
Holy Cross school dispute
Udgivet: 13.6.2022 -
The Gulabi Gang
Udgivet: 10.6.2022 -
How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing
Udgivet: 9.6.2022 -
Saving Gabon's rainforest
Udgivet: 8.6.2022 -
The Diary of Anne Frank
Udgivet: 7.6.2022
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.