<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 mass exodus of Algeria's 'Pieds Noirs' | 2019-08-05 | ||
| The invasion of Kuwait | 2019-08-02 | ||
| The Warsaw uprising | 2019-08-01 | ||
| The anti-nuclear protesters who won | 2019-07-31 | ||
| The treasures of Sutton Hoo | 2019-07-30 | ||
| The death of David Kelly | 2019-07-29 | ||
| Humanity's earliest ancestor | 2019-07-26 | ||
| When Tunisia led on women's rights | 2019-07-25 | ||
| The Chappaquiddick Incident | 2019-07-24 | ||
| LGBT 'cooperative' marriages in China | 2019-07-23 | ||
| Mamma Mia! | 2019-07-22 | ||
| The Beagle 2 mission to Mars | 2019-07-19 | ||
| Apollo 13 | 2019-07-18 | ||
| The Moon Landing | 2019-07-17 | ||
| Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut | 2019-07-16 | ||
| Laika, the first dog in space | 2019-07-15 | ||
| Kenya's ivory inferno | 2019-07-12 | ||
| Cuba executes top military officers | 2019-07-11 | ||
| The Common Cold Unit | 2019-07-10 | ||
| China puts tampons on sale | 2019-07-09 |