Podcast Episodes

Jaws and the Charleston church shooting

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.

This programme includes outdated and offensive language.

It’s 50 years since the original Jaws fil…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Ronald Reagan and Lonesome George

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dolly Jørgensen, Professor of History at the University of Stavanger in Norway and …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Discovery of the first exoplanets and the goalie who killed a seagull

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.

Our guest is Dr Jeni Millard, a science presenter, astrophysicist and astronomer.

First, how two …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.

Our guest is Dr Nivi Manchanda, a reader in international politics at Queen Mary University in L…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The history of photography

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.

The expert guest is Dr Mirjam Brusius, a research fellow in colonial and global history at the G…

Published on 3 months ago

Sweden’s Vipeholm experiments and the Intervision Song Contest

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Elizabeth Abbott, writer, historian and author of the book, "Sugar: A Bitterswee…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures and 80 years since VE Day

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Rubina Raja, professor of classical archaeology and art at Aarhus University in Den…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service about the Vietnam War and the invention of the hugely popular mobile phone game, Snake.

Don Ander…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Secret D-Day rehearsal and YouTube begins

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is World War Two military historian and archivist Elisabeth Shipton.

We start by conc…

Published on 4 months ago

The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and World Book Day

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.

It’s 50 years since soldiers of the communist Khmer Rouge party stormed into the capital, Phnom …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago