Witness History Podcast
History as told by the people who were there.
Episodes to download
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Greek Student Protest 1973
Wed 17 Nov 2010
The story of the Greek military junta's brutal suppression of a student protest in 1973
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Coventry blitz
Mon 15 Nov 2010
It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the UK city.
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Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood
Wed 10 Nov 2010
As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there
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Suez canal invasion 1956
Mon 8 Nov 2010
In November 1956 Britain and France invaded Egypt - to regain control of the Suez canal
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Rabin Assassination
Thu 4 Nov 2010
It is exactly 15 years since the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
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The Mississippi Burning Case
Wed 4 Aug 2010
Three civil rights workers are killed in Mississippi while taking part in Freedom Summer
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Soweto Uprising
Wed 16 Jun 2010
Schoolchildren protest against Afrikaans as the language of instruction in South Africa
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Petula Clark touches Harry Belafonte's arm
Fri 9 Apr 2010
In 1968, when Petula Clark touched Harry Belafonte's arm, it made US TV history
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Surviving Robben Island
Thu 11 Feb 2010
Ahmed Kathrada's time in prison alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, South Africa
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The Rivonia Trial
Wed 10 Feb 2010
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put on trial for treason with seven other ANC activists
