Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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 …
11 months, 1 week ago
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 Euro…
11 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 m…
11 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 -…
11 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 po…
1 year 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…
1 year 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 w…
1 year 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 t…
1 year 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 discover…
1 year 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 la…
1 year, 1 month ago