The History Hour Episodes Episode guide
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18/10/2025 GMT
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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11/10/2025 GMT
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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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 from Egypt
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Nigeria’s Festac’77 and Gander’s generosity during 9/11
The 1977 celebration of African culture and sanctuary for 7000 stranded flight passengers
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The Chindits and USAID
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's episodes of Witness History
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Washington DC and a film noir classic
The 1991 riots that erupted in the US capital, plus the making of a movie classic
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BlackBerry phones and Spot the dog
The rise and fall of BlackBerry phones, and the interactive children's book
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Indonesian history
It's 80 years since Indonesia declared independence
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Nagasaki bomb and Brazil’s biggest bank heist
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Russian revolutionaries and Japan’s record breaking rollercoaster
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes
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Saxophone diplomacy and bulletproof vests
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Nuclear diplomacy and Italo disco
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and Ryan Paris' 1983 hit Dolce Vita
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The 'trial of the juntas' and Evita’s missing body
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes from Argentina
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Dancing in the Street and Ai Weiwei
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Robert Kennedy's funeral train and the opening of the Medellin Metro
A collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Jaws and the Charleston church shooting
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Ronald Reagan and Lonesome George
The President's 'Tear down this wall' speech, and the extinction of a tortoise species
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Discovery of the first exoplanets and the goalie who killed a seagull
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes
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Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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The history of photography
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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Sweden’s Vipeholm experiments and the Intervision Song Contest
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes
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Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures and 80 years since VE Day
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes
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The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU
A collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service
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Secret D-Day rehearsal and YouTube begins
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and World Book Day
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Nazis and sex strikes
The 1933 Reichstag fire, and Liberia's women in white
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The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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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
