<p>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. </p><p>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.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| The first ever quintuplets | 2024-05-28 | ||
| Carlos Lamarca: From army captain to Brazil's 'most wanted' | 2024-05-27 | ||
| How Air Jordans were created | 2024-05-24 | ||
| Imelda Marcos's famous shoe collection | 2024-05-23 | ||
| Adi Dassler's sports shoe obsession | 2024-05-22 | ||
| How a Brazilian flip-flop took over the world | 2024-05-21 | ||
| Bata: Pioneering shoemakers | 2024-05-20 | ||
| When Cuban spy Ana Montes was caught | 2024-05-17 | ||
| Baghdad heavy metal | 2024-05-16 | ||
| How nuclear testing changed politics in French Polynesia | 2024-05-15 | ||
| The creation of the state of Israel | 2024-05-14 | ||
| The ‘Catastrophe’ for Palestinians | 2024-05-13 | ||
| Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal | 2024-05-10 | ||
| How a billion Indians got a digital ID | 2024-05-09 | ||
| The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik | 2024-05-08 | ||
| East Germany's coffee from Vietnam | 2024-05-07 | ||
| Friends: The making of a smash hit | 2024-05-06 | ||
| The Channel Tunnel breakthrough | 2024-05-03 | ||
| Ukraine's 'museum of corruption' | 2024-05-02 | ||
| How to win friends and influence people | 2024-05-01 |