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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
Indian-based author and podcaster Purba Chakra…
11 months, 1 week ago
The evacuation of Tristan da Cunha and Japan surrenders to China at the end of World War Two
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
We start with a BBC archive interview where on…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
India's nine day tea strike and the birth of the Excel spreadsheet
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes.
Tea expert Sabita Banerji talks about the history of tea in India. We look b…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The origins of Indian cinema and the start of Scouting
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes taking us from India to Texas.
Professor Sunny Singh, author of A Bollywood …
1 year ago
The fight against sexual harassment in Egypt and Omar Sharif enters the world stage
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes, all with an Egyptian theme.
We find out more about the 2014 fight against se…
1 year ago
Nigeria’s Festac’77 and Gander’s generosity during 9/11
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Lucy Durán, a Spanish ethnomusico…
1 year ago
The Chindits and USAID
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's episodes of Witness History.
The formation of an unconventional special force during the Second World…
1 year ago
Washington DC and a film noir classic
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
We learn why the Mount Pleasant riots erupted i…
1 year ago
BlackBerry phones and Spot the dog
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Jacquie McNish, author and former…
1 year, 1 month ago
Indonesian history
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.
Our guest is Dr Anne-Lot Hoek, a research fello…
1 year, 1 month ago