<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>

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The man Pinochet wanted dead 2023-01-05
When America banned silicone breast implants 2023-01-04
Arctic African 2023-01-03
One team in Tallinn 2023-01-02
The birth of the Slow Food Movement 2022-12-30
Inventing instant noodles 2022-12-29
Malta's bread strike 2022-12-28
Inventing Chicken Manchurian 2022-12-27
Creating ciabatta bread 2022-12-26
Chile mine rescue 2022-12-23
Grozny siege 2022-12-22
Colombia's 'false positives' killings 2022-12-21
The BBC broadcasting through the Iron Curtain 2022-12-20
Una Marson and the BBC Caribbean Service 2022-12-19
Felix Baumgartner's huge leap 2022-12-16
Soviet fashionista 2022-12-15
Returning to District Six 2022-12-14
The Nazi occupation of Jersey 2022-12-13
Mongolian revolution 2022-12-12
Creating Teletubbies 2022-12-09
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