Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSingapore executes Filipina maid and German child evacuees of World War Two
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about the German children who were eva…
2 years, 7 months ago
World War Two African victory and 'Kai Tak heart attack'
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about the Allies' campaign in North Afri…
2 years, 8 months ago
The 'Stone of Destiny' and a self-proclaimed Emperor
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about the Scottish students who removed…
2 years, 8 months ago
Artist Althea McNish and history of the Met Gala
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about Althea McNish, the Trinidadian ar…
2 years, 8 months ago
The history of dogs
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about the invention of the labradoodle, …
2 years, 8 months ago
Unearthing World War II mass graves and the Boston bombing
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about the unearthin…
2 years, 8 months ago
Escaping Eritrea and inventing Zumba
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about the lengths one woman goes to to e…
2 years, 9 months ago
The godfather of manicures and India's Silicon Valley
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
We hear about Vietnam's manicure godfather, how …
2 years, 9 months ago
Film and cinema around the world
Max Pearson presents a compilation of stories about the history of film and cinema from around the world, including the longest running film in India…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Invasion of Iraq
A compilation of stories marking the 20th anniversary of the American led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
Caroline Hawley, who was the Baghdad corres…
2 years, 9 months ago