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Space travel and Mary Poppins

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes. Our guest is European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who co…

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Nazis in Egypt and Spain's La Tomatina

A warning, this programme includes an account of antisemitic views and descriptions of violence.

Egypt recruited thousands of Nazis after World War Tw…

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Indonesian’s independence and the last Olympic art competition

We hear about the founding father of Indonesian independence.

Then, we look at how 'spray on skin' was used after the 2002 Bali bombings.

Next, we hea…

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American presidents

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.

It's 50 years since Richard Nixon became the first US president in history t…

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Ice Bucket Challenge and Bulgaria's dancing bears

A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners - this programme contains the names and voices of people who have died.

Max Pearson pres…

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Moscow Metro and the Olympics

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.

We go underground for a tour of the Moscow Metro, the subterranean transport…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Cyprus: Coups and clubbing

We hear Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot perspectives on the island's 1974 coup and subsequent invasion. Bekir Azgun, a Turkish-Cypriot writer, reme…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Brazil's ban on women in football and the first air fryer

We hear about the law in Brazil which made it illegal for women and girls to play football for 40 years.

Dilma Mendes shares her incredible experienc…

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Subway Art and terror in Georgia

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.

We hear about the era-defining book Subway Art and how Fight the Power becam…

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The Sagrada Família and Hello Kitty

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.

We hear the story of the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world and…

2 years, 3 months ago

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