<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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Bahrain's 2011 protests 2021-12-23
The right to drive in Saudi Arabia 2021-12-22
Rudolf Nureyev defects 2021-12-21
Tanzania's first elected albino MP 2021-12-20
Bangladesh wins independence 2021-12-17
On the front line in Bangladesh 2021-12-16
Rape as a weapon in Bangladesh 2021-12-15
The birth of Bangladesh 2021-12-15
The Bengali language movement 2021-12-13
The explosion heard by millions 2021-12-10
The Aldi kidnap 2021-12-09
Spies or plane-spotters? 2021-12-08
The V2 rocket 2021-12-07
Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police 2021-12-06
Derek Jarman 2021-12-03
South Africa and Aids drugs 2021-12-02
AZT: The breakthrough treatment for Aids 2021-12-01
The early days of HIV/Aids 2021-11-30
The Aids 'patient zero' myth 2021-11-29
The assassination of the Mirabal sisters 2021-11-26
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