Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchManchester's racially inclusive nightclub and the artist who portrayed Nelson Mandela from life
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We dedicate this edition to Manchester, in Englan…
19 hours ago
Norway's teacher resistance and Ireland's deadly nightclub fire
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear how Norwegian teachers resisted peddling …
1 week ago
The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry and surviving 9/11
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear how a French curator uncovered lost docum…
2 weeks ago
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial and the creator of Star Wars toys
Max Pearson presents a collection of science fiction themed Witness History stories from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Lisa Yaszek, Regents' Pro…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Voting for water and surviving a hurricane
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
We learn why, in 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right i…
4 weeks ago
The battle of Mandalay and the New World screwworm
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Dr Elisabeth Fondren, Associate Prof…
1 month ago
The Mau Mau uprising and man-eating lions
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes focussing on Kenya.
We hear about Muthoni Kirima, one of the last Mau Mau fig…
1 month, 1 week ago
Taiwan's White Terror and the making of City of God
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
This week, we hear about the end of decades-long martial law in Taiwan and d…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The first Comic Con and making Oasis’ Wonderwall
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
We hear how a comic book fan and his friends b…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Solar-powered flight and the Crazy Horse Memorial
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
This week, we hear about the first solar-powered flight around the world, an…
2 months ago