Witness History
En podcast af BBC World Service
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1259 Episoder
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China's Democracy Wall
Udgivet: 14.5.2021 -
The trial of South Africa’s 'Dr Death'
Udgivet: 13.5.2021 -
The Jewish exodus from Iraq
Udgivet: 12.5.2021 -
Legalising contraception in Ireland
Udgivet: 11.5.2021 -
Why a British MP was filmed taking mescaline
Udgivet: 10.5.2021 -
The Great Wine Fraud
Udgivet: 6.5.2021 -
Ursula Le Guin
Udgivet: 5.5.2021 -
The IRA hunger strikes
Udgivet: 4.5.2021 -
How Amsterdam became the cannabis smoking capital of Europe
Udgivet: 3.5.2021 -
The killing of Osama Bin Laden
Udgivet: 30.4.2021 -
The battle of Tora Bora
Udgivet: 29.4.2021 -
The Nairobi US Embassy bombing
Udgivet: 28.4.2021 -
Meeting Osama bin Laden
Udgivet: 27.4.2021 -
The siege of Mecca
Udgivet: 26.4.2021 -
The first space shuttle mission
Udgivet: 23.4.2021 -
How the NRA became a US political lobbying giant
Udgivet: 22.4.2021 -
The Raymond Davis Incident
Udgivet: 21.4.2021 -
The return of Blue Lake
Udgivet: 20.4.2021 -
The Eichmann trial
Udgivet: 19.4.2021 -
China's 'Kingdom of women'
Udgivet: 16.4.2021
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.