Podcast Episodes

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…

3 years ago

International Women's Day

Max Pearson presents a compilation of stories celebrating women who made history including a ground-breaking, African American science fiction writer…

3 years ago

Pink triangles and political assassinations

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Uta Rautenberg from the Univers…

3 years ago

Riots in Mauritius and the Queen 'jumping out of a helicopter'

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Philippe Sands, Professor of the P…

3 years, 1 month ago

'Hot Autumn' and Tutankhamun

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Ilaria Favretto, Affiliate Profess…

3 years, 1 month ago

Popes

It has been 10 years since Pope Benedict XVI announced his shock resignation. It was the first time in almost 600 years that a pope had stepped down.…

3 years, 1 month ago

Pirate radio and the Velvet Divorce

The launch of the first black music station in Europe - the Dread Broadcasting Corporation in London in 1981 - and why Czechoslovakia split into the …

3 years, 1 month ago

The death penalty and broadcasting bans

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Chiara Sangiorgio, Death Penalty A…

3 years, 2 months ago

Horsemeat scandal and the Miracle on the Hudson

Max Pearson presents a compilation of this week's Witness History programmes from the BBC World Service.

These include memories of the horsemeat scand…

3 years, 2 months ago

Plastics in oceans and sea cucumbers

Max Pearson presents a compilation of this week's Witness History programmes from the BBC World Service.

You'll hear the story of how a marine biologi…

3 years, 2 months ago