The History Hour Podcast
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Episodes to download
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China's Barefoot Doctors
Sat 3 Mar 2018
The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.
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The Boy in the Bubble
Sat 24 Feb 2018
How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest
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Women's Rights In Iran
Sat 17 Feb 2018
Iran's first minister for Women's Affairs, headscarf revolutionaries and battling for Hue
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The Munich Air Disaster
Sat 10 Feb 2018
The plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in 1958.
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The Tet Offensive
Sat 3 Feb 2018
A turning point in the Vietnam War; the birth of gospel music; Ireland's Bloody Sunday.
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The Capture of the USS Pueblo
Sat 27 Jan 2018
When North Korea and the US came close to war; plus Salvador Dali, the origins of Lego
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Truth And Reconciliation in South Africa
Sat 20 Jan 2018
The post-Apartheid reckoning in South Africa; adoption in Guatemala; Women in World War I
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When France Said 'Non' to Britain Joining Europe
Sat 13 Jan 2018
When France said 'Non' to Britain, the first iPhone, and the record for staying awake
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Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation
Sat 6 Jan 2018
Mrs Yeltsin, on the day Boris shocked the world plus the Mafia's grip on America exposed.
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Kwanzaa - The African-American Holiday
Sat 30 Dec 2017
How Black activists invented a new holiday, flying around the world and Leningrad in WW2.
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Sat 23 Dec 2017
One of the most successful American films ever; BR Ambedkar; and the invention of WiFi.
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The Unsung Hero of Heart Surgery
Sat 16 Dec 2017
The African-American lab technician who pioneered surgery that saved millions of babies.
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British Withdrawal from South Yemen
Sat 9 Dec 2017
Aden's independence from Britain, discovering whalesong & building Mount Rushmore statues
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The Poisoning of Litvinenko
Sat 2 Dec 2017
The murder of a former Russian spy, El Salvador's Civil War, and an oil spill in Spain.
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The Siege of Mecca
Sat 25 Nov 2017
The 1979 battle for the holiest site in Islam; Vietnam's deadly coup; prosecuting Manson
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The 'Disappeared' of Lebanon
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Women searching for their missing loved-ones in Lebanon, plus diamonds and naked dancing.
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The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control
Sat 11 Nov 2017
Voices from the Russian Revolution; the first dog in space; and the songbird of Lebanon
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Sat 4 Nov 2017
The monk who began a religious revolution, the Naked Ape and internet sex and censorship.
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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives
Sat 28 Oct 2017
Escaping the Nazis in WW2 Hungary, Romania's abortion ban, and a literary love affair.
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The 43 Group: Battling British Fascists
Sat 21 Oct 2017
Veterans fight fascism in 1940s Britain; The death of Samora Machel, Moscow theatre siege
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The Death of Che Guevara
Sat 14 Oct 2017
The final hours of the revolutionary hero, Italy's looted art and Madonna's early years.
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The Hate Crime That Changed American Law
Sat 7 Oct 2017
Why the brutal killing of a young gay man in Wyoming prompted change.
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Walking the Great Wall of China
Sat 30 Sep 2017
The Great Wall of China; the death of a Pope; and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
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When Animals Make History
Sat 23 Sep 2017
From a guide dog on 9/11 to Australia's rabbit plague - five stories from animal history.
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The Collapse of Northern Rock
Sat 16 Sep 2017
The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany, and Nigerian treasures.
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The Fairy Photos
Sat 9 Sep 2017
Searching for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, and Biosphere 2
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The Death of Princess Diana
Sat 2 Sep 2017
Princess Diana's brother remembers the passionate speech he gave at her funeral.
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Medicine in World War One
Sat 26 Aug 2017
Dealing with the medical horrors of WW1, Germany puts Nazis on trial and Botox.
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Nike and the Sweatshop Problem
Sat 19 Aug 2017
The ethics of fashion; the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974; and the "Bard of Bengal".
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Reagan's Bombing Joke
Sat 12 Aug 2017
Reagan's bombing joke, the murder of Naji al Ali, and violence in pre-partition India
