Witness History
En podcast af BBC World Service
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1259 Episoder
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Blackwater killed my son
Udgivet: 24.9.2020 -
When Nelson Mandela went to Detroit
Udgivet: 23.9.2020 -
How Liberia wrote off its debts
Udgivet: 22.9.2020 -
The Galileo project
Udgivet: 21.9.2020 -
The mothers of Argentina's disappeared
Udgivet: 18.9.2020 -
Tank Man
Udgivet: 17.9.2020 -
The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in
Udgivet: 16.9.2020 -
The Mau Mau struggle against British rule
Udgivet: 15.9.2020 -
Resisting 'Europe's last dictator' in Belarus
Udgivet: 14.9.2020 -
Why the US rejected universal healthcare
Udgivet: 11.9.2020 -
Banning alcohol in an Indian state
Udgivet: 10.9.2020 -
The birth of Reddit
Udgivet: 9.9.2020 -
The Dawson's Field hijacking
Udgivet: 9.9.2020 -
Haiti's cholera outbreak
Udgivet: 8.9.2020 -
Care in the Community
Udgivet: 4.9.2020 -
The Cape Town bombings
Udgivet: 3.9.2020 -
The birth of the Sony Walkman
Udgivet: 2.9.2020 -
Flying through a volcano
Udgivet: 1.9.2020 -
Inventing James Bond
Udgivet: 31.8.2020 -
Who has the right to vote in America?
Udgivet: 28.8.2020
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.