<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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Title Date published
The secret diaries of 'Gentleman Jack' 2019-07-08
The indigenous fight to stop nuclear waste disposal 2019-07-05
The launch of the Walkman 2019-07-04
Surviving Cambodia's 'Killing Fields' 2019-07-03
Germans kidnapped by Nicaragua's rebels 2019-07-02
The US judge accused of sexual harassment 2019-07-01
Defending a British serial murderer 2019-06-28
The Stonewall Riot 2019-06-27
The Anfal genocide 2019-06-27
Catch-22 2019-06-25
The fat acceptance movement 2019-06-24
The yoga teacher and the violinist 2019-06-21
Sister Lotus - early Chinese online star 2019-06-20
The assassinaton of Medgar Evers 2019-06-19
Carl Gustav Jung 2019-06-18
The death of Neda Soltan 2019-06-17
The first gay marriage in the USA 2019-06-14
How America 'lost' China 2019-06-13
Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrap the Reichstag 2019-06-12
The first anti-psychotic drug 2019-06-11
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