Podcast Episodes

Blood diamonds and the meeting between Florence Nightingale and Aga Khan III

We begin with the trial of the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor. It was claimed that he traded in arms and ammunition in return for so-cal…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Shetland Bus and toxic shock syndrome

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Professor Guri Hjeltnes, an autho…

7 months ago

Italian history

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Scottish writer, editor and music…

7 months, 1 week ago

Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes from the BBC World Service. What does a tickle look …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chile’s Penguin Revolution and the 5,000-year-old frozen mummy

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

We travel back to Chile in 2006 where more than…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie

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

Our guest Sugandhi Jayaraman, lecturer in air t…

8 months ago

The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo

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

Our guest is food historian Dr Annie Gray.

She d…

8 months, 1 week ago

The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. This programme contains distressing details.

Ou…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

The American Freedom Train and the invention of text messaging

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

Our guest is Professor Barbara Keys, a special…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The history of toys

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

We learn about how Play-Doh evolved from a clean…

8 months, 4 weeks ago