Podcast Episodes

Women making a mark

In partnership with the BBC 100 Women list, we have a selection of stories about inspiring and influential women from around the world.

Scientist Kat…

1 year, 3 months ago

'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world

We hear from Magnus Carlsen, who in 2014, became the first player ever to win all three world chess titles in one year, achieving the highest officia…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Siege of Yarmouk and Iran's 'house churches'

During the early years of Syria’s brutal civil war, the neighbourhood of Yarmouk, close to the Syrian capital Damascus, bore the brunt of the governm…

1 year, 4 months ago

The ‘Battle of the Surfaces’ and becoming a republic

We hear about the half-clay, half-grass exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Argentinean creative entrepreneur and tennis fan Pab…

1 year, 4 months ago

Female heroes of WW2 and the Iranian Revolution

We hear about Polish war hero Irena Sendler who saved thousands of Jewish children during the World War Two.

Expert Kathryn Atwood explains why women’…

1 year, 4 months ago

Magic, illusion and tigers

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.

For nearly 40 years, Siegfried and Roy wowed audiences in Las Vegas with dea…

1 year, 4 months ago

Dungeons & Dragons and dinosaur remains

First, on its 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, we hear from Luke Gygax, whose father created the fantasy role-play game. We also hear from Dr …

1 year, 5 months ago

Flower revolutions

We hear about the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan in 2014. Brian Hioe, an activist who occupied Parliament in Taipei, recalls the events.

We hear from Ni…

1 year, 5 months ago

Technology and artificial intelligence

We start with the world's first general purpose electronic computer, the ENIAC, built in 1946 by a team of female mathematicians including Kathleen K…

1 year, 5 months ago

Latin America's longest plane hijacking and Kristallnacht

We start our programme in 1973, when two men claiming to be Colombian guerrillas hijacked a plane making it fly across Latin American for 60 hours. E…

1 year, 5 months ago