The History Hour

BBC World Service

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

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20 episodes
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Episodes20

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Yesterday · 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
May 1 · 1 hr
The world’s first perfume archive and Dutch car-free Sundays in the global oil crisis
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
April 25 · 1 hr
Cleaning up Chernobyl and Canada’s war in the woods
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
April 18 · 1 hr
Winning the Booker Prize and discovering a lost fairytale
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
April 11 · 1 hr
Hitler’s teeth and the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
April 4 · 1 hr
The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck and Echo the elephant
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
March 28 · 1 hr
A papal visit and German reunification
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes
March 21 · 1 hr
The 'Cyprus Emergency’ and India’s nuclear mango deal
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes

The History Hour

The first Comic Con and making Oasis’ Wonderwall

Solar-powered flight and the Crazy Horse Memorial

The Spanish Civil War and the Birkin bag

Buildings of power and the Dada art movement

The return of Chief Long Wolf and The Statue of Liberty's facelift

The Slip Slop Slap campaign and the Brexit referendum

An uprising in South Africa and an exodus in the Caucasus

Opening the archives: A cellist, a playwright and a king

The creation of Inspector Montalbano and Australia's first Big Thing

Mexican history: A love song and a gas explosion

Belgium’s royal affair and Montenegro gains independence

The first reality game show and a joik performance on Eurovision

Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest and a WW2 sabotage mission in Norway

The world’s first perfume archive and Dutch car-free Sundays in the global oil crisis

Cleaning up Chernobyl and Canada’s war in the woods

Winning the Booker Prize and discovering a lost fairytale

Hitler’s teeth and the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck and Echo the elephant

A papal visit and German reunification

The 'Cyprus Emergency’ and India’s nuclear mango deal