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The History Hour

BBC World Service

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

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Today · 1 hr
Norway's teacher resistance and Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
September 12 · 1 hr 2 min
The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry and surviving 9/11
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
September 6 · 1 hr
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
August 29 · 1 hr
Voting for water and surviving a hurricane
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
August 22 · 1 hr
The battle of Mandalay and the New World screwworm
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
August 15 · 1 hr
The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions
A collection of the week's Witness History episodes
August 8 · 1 hr 3 min
Taiwan's White Terror and the making of City of God
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
August 1 · 59 min
The first Comic Con and making Oasis’ Wonderwall
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
July 25 · 1 hr
Solar-powered flight and the Crazy Horse Memorial
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
July 18 · 1 hr
The Spanish Civil War and the Birkin bag
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
July 11 · 1 hr 1 min
Buildings of power and the Dada art movement
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
July 3 · 1 hr 1 min
The return of Chief Long Wolf and The Statue of Liberty's facelift
A compilation of the week's Witness History episodes
June 27 · 1 hr
The Slip Slop Slap campaign and the Brexit referendum
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
June 19 · 1 hr
An uprising in South Africa and an exodus in the Caucasus
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
June 13 · 1 hr
Opening the archives: A cellist, a playwright and a king
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
June 6 · 1 hr
The creation of Inspector Montalbano and Australia's first Big Thing
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
May 30 · 1 hr
Mexican history: A love song and a gas explosion
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
May 23 · 50 min
Belgium’s royal affair and Montenegro gains independence
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
May 16 · 1 hr
The first reality game show and a joik performance on Eurovision
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
May 9 · 1 hr
Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest and a WW2 sabotage mission in Norway
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes

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