Witness History
En podcast af BBC World Service
1452 Episoder
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The death of Jawaharlal Nehru
Udgivet: 18.8.2022 -
The last Viceroy of India
Udgivet: 17.8.2022 -
India's Partition - Part Two
Udgivet: 16.8.2022 -
India's Partition - Part One
Udgivet: 15.8.2022 -
The nightclub that changed Ibiza
Udgivet: 12.8.2022 -
Discovering Hale Bopp
Udgivet: 11.8.2022 -
Indonesia's forest fires
Udgivet: 10.8.2022 -
Sweden’s pronoun battle
Udgivet: 9.8.2022 -
The resignation of President Nixon
Udgivet: 8.8.2022 -
The return of Asians to Uganda
Udgivet: 5.8.2022 -
The city shaped by Ugandan Asians
Udgivet: 4.8.2022 -
The exodus of Asians from Uganda
Udgivet: 3.8.2022 -
When Asians were forced to leave Kenya
Udgivet: 2.8.2022 -
Why Asians came to Uganda
Udgivet: 1.8.2022 -
The Leaflet Bomber
Udgivet: 1.8.2022 -
The Tangshan Earthquake
Udgivet: 28.7.2022 -
Inventing nicotine patches
Udgivet: 27.7.2022 -
The Surkov leaks
Udgivet: 26.7.2022 -
Ukraine's Revolution on Granite
Udgivet: 25.7.2022 -
Nigerian sitcom Papa Ajasco
Udgivet: 22.7.2022
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.