Witness History
En podcast af BBC World Service
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1259 Episoder
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The end of Stalinist rule in Albania
Udgivet: 4.1.2022 -
The secret history of Monopoly
Udgivet: 31.12.2021 -
Lego
Udgivet: 30.12.2021 -
Tetris
Udgivet: 29.12.2021 -
Grand Theft Auto
Udgivet: 29.12.2021 -
Pong and the birth of computer games
Udgivet: 27.12.2021 -
The home of Santa Claus
Udgivet: 24.12.2021 -
Bahrain's 2011 protests
Udgivet: 23.12.2021 -
The right to drive in Saudi Arabia
Udgivet: 22.12.2021 -
Rudolf Nureyev defects
Udgivet: 21.12.2021 -
Tanzania's first elected albino MP
Udgivet: 20.12.2021 -
Bangladesh wins independence
Udgivet: 17.12.2021 -
On the front line in Bangladesh
Udgivet: 16.12.2021 -
Rape as a weapon in Bangladesh
Udgivet: 15.12.2021 -
The Bengali language movement
Udgivet: 13.12.2021 -
The explosion heard by millions
Udgivet: 10.12.2021 -
The Aldi kidnap
Udgivet: 9.12.2021 -
Spies or plane-spotters?
Udgivet: 8.12.2021 -
The V2 rocket
Udgivet: 7.12.2021 -
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police
Udgivet: 6.12.2021
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.