Witness History
En podcast af BBC World Service
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1259 Episoder
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The end of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising
Udgivet: 4.11.2021 -
The enduring legend of Fu Manchu
Udgivet: 3.11.2021 -
Judgement at Nuremberg
Udgivet: 2.11.2021 -
The miracle of walking
Udgivet: 1.11.2021 -
Kilimanjaro: Africa’s disappearing glaciers
Udgivet: 29.10.2021 -
The child climate activist of the 1990s
Udgivet: 28.10.2021 -
How the world woke up to climate change
Udgivet: 27.10.2021 -
The world's first environment conference
Udgivet: 26.10.2021 -
Proving climate change: the 'Keeling Curve'
Udgivet: 25.10.2021 -
Britain’s lesbian families ‘scandal’
Udgivet: 22.10.2021 -
The Greenham Common women's peace camp
Udgivet: 21.10.2021 -
Polish refugees in Africa
Udgivet: 20.10.2021 -
The mysterious death of Samora Machel
Udgivet: 19.10.2021 -
The first transgender minister in the Church of England
Udgivet: 18.10.2021 -
The doctor killed by an anti-abortion extremist
Udgivet: 15.10.2021 -
The Pakistani law that jailed rape survivors
Udgivet: 14.10.2021 -
The story of 'Baby Jessica'
Udgivet: 13.10.2021 -
Colin Jordan and the British Nazi rally
Udgivet: 12.10.2021 -
Winning the Arabic Booker prize
Udgivet: 11.10.2021 -
Clyde Best - A black footballing pioneer
Udgivet: 8.10.2021
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.