Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSpace 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…
2 years ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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
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
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…
2 years, 2 months ago
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…
2 years, 2 months ago
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