Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchArtist 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…
3 years, 5 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, …
3 years, 5 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…
3 years, 5 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…
3 years, 5 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 …
3 years, 6 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…
3 years, 6 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…
3 years, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 6 months 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, 7 months ago