Podcast Episodes

Bonus: Defeated

8th May 1945 was a day of rejoicing in Britain, the US and many other countries: Germany had surrendered, and World War II was over, at least in Europe.

Yet it was not a day of celebration for everyon…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nazis and sex strikes

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Katrin Paehler, Professor of modern European history at Illinois State Universit…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'

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

We hear from the first woman to lead DC Comics - the home of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. J…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela

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

We hear about the historic moment in Nigerian politics when Goodluck Jonathan made a phone call to…

Published on 5 months ago

The history of space travel

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. This week we’re looking at the history of space travel, including the 60th anniversary of the fir…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS

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

We find out about the landmark protest in 1990 when wheelchair users crawled up the steps of the U…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'

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

We find out how Sylvan Goldman’s invention of the shopping trolley in 1930s America turned him in…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Discovering the haemoglobin structure and the Nellie massacre

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

We hear about the moment Dr Max Perutz discovered the haemoglobin structure.

Our expert is Profess…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Death of a language and the world’s longest kiss

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

We hear about the death of one of the oldest languages in the world, when an 85 year old woman di…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Great speeches from around the world

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We discuss the 1992 speech given by Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating, in which he acknowl…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago