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Back to SearchThe Spanish Civil War and the Birkin bag
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
This week, we mark 90 years since the start of…
2 months, 1 week ago
Buildings of power and the Dada art movement
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Mateja Kurir, associate professor …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The return of Chief Long Wolf and The Statue of Liberty's facelift
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Jan English from the American Mus…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Slip Slop Slap campaign and the Brexit referendum
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
An uprising in South Africa and an exodus in the Caucasus
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Professor Rachel E. Johnson, Prof…
3 months ago
Opening the archives: A cellist, a playwright and a king
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. And today, we’re celebrating international arc…
3 months, 1 week ago
The creation of Inspector Montalbano and Australia's first Big Thing
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Professor Giuliana Pieri, an expe…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Mexican history: A love song and a gas explosion
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Michelle Meinhart, a reader in mus…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Belgium’s royal affair and Montenegro gains independence
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
First, the story of the Belgian teenager who e…
4 months ago
The first reality game show and a joik performance on Eurovision
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
We start with the launch of Expedition Robinson…
4 months, 1 week ago