Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFemale heroes of WW2 and the Iranian Revolution
We hear about Polish war hero Irena Sendler who saved thousands of Jewish children during the World War Two.
Expert Kathryn Atwood explains why women’…
1 year, 10 months ago
Magic, illusion and tigers
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
For nearly 40 years, Siegfried and Roy wowed audiences in Las Vegas with dea…
1 year, 10 months ago
Dungeons & Dragons and dinosaur remains
First, on its 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, we hear from Luke Gygax, whose father created the fantasy role-play game. We also hear from Dr …
1 year, 11 months ago
Flower revolutions
We hear about the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan in 2014. Brian Hioe, an activist who occupied Parliament in Taipei, recalls the events.
We hear from Ni…
1 year, 11 months ago
Technology and artificial intelligence
We start with the world's first general purpose electronic computer, the ENIAC, built in 1946 by a team of female mathematicians including Kathleen K…
1 year, 11 months ago
Latin America's longest plane hijacking and Kristallnacht
We start our programme in 1973, when two men claiming to be Colombian guerrillas hijacked a plane making it fly across Latin American for 60 hours. E…
1 year, 11 months ago
South Africa’s Immorality Act and India's Mars Orbiter Mission
We start with the story of a couple who were arrested under South Africa's Immorality Act, which banned sexual relationships between white people and…
2 years ago
New Zealand’s first dinosaur and India’s plague outbreak
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.
We start our programme looking at the discovery of New Zealand’s first dinos…
2 years ago
Ethiopian history
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.
We’re looking at key moments in Ethiopian history, as it’s 50 years since E…
2 years ago
Marriage bars and a Moon mission
Myra Anubi presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
We hear about the Irish law that banned married women from working in state …
2 years ago