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Josephine McDermott sits in for Max Pearson presenting a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.
We hear from the author who stumbled acros…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Charlie Hebdo attack and the art of decluttering
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.
We hear a first-hand account of the attack at the offices of French satiric…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Boxing Day tsunami, and Alexa’s creation
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.
We hear two stories from the deadly 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, which killed th…
1 year, 8 months ago
German traditions and cooking for presidents
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews which all relate to food. First, Dinner for One, the British TV sketch tha…
1 year, 9 months ago
Referendums and cannibalism
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Professor Chandrika Kaul, a speci…
1 year, 9 months ago
Panama and the 'Purple Heart Battalion'
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Joan Flores-Villalobos, Assistant…
1 year, 9 months ago
Women making a mark
In partnership with the BBC 100 Women list, we have a selection of stories about inspiring and influential women from around the world.
Scientist Kat…
1 year, 9 months ago
'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world
We hear from Magnus Carlsen, who in 2014, became the first player ever to win all three world chess titles in one year, achieving the highest officia…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Siege of Yarmouk and Iran's 'house churches'
During the early years of Syria’s brutal civil war, the neighbourhood of Yarmouk, close to the Syrian capital Damascus, bore the brunt of the governm…
1 year, 10 months ago
The ‘Battle of the Surfaces’ and becoming a republic
We hear about the half-clay, half-grass exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Argentinean creative entrepreneur and tennis fan Pab…
1 year, 10 months ago