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The Revolution on Granite

A student protest in Ukraine, the Surkov leaks and the invention of the nicotine patch

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Fifty years since Asians were kicked out of Uganda

A compilation of stories marking 50 years since Idi Amin expelled Asians from Uganda

• 52 mins

The nightclub that changed Ibiza

Ibiza's clubbing scene, Indonesian forest fires and the resignation of Richard Nixon

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Seventy-five years since India's Partition

A compilation of stories marking 75 years since India's Partition

• 49 mins

Inflation and the cost of living

Inflation and the cost of living, the Darayya massacre, and the first Gay Games

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Gorbachev's legacy

Perestroika in the Soviet Union and the release of the dissident poet Ratushinskaya

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Brazil

Stories from Brazil, including the murder of Tim Lopes and the creation of Brasilia

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Queen Elizabeth II

Stories from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II including memories of her coronation

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Queen Elizabeth II and broadcasting

A look at some of Queen Elizabeth II's most significant broadcasts

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Dassler brothers' rift

The Dassler brothers' rift, castrating Pablo Escobar's hippos and Jomo Kenyatta's rule

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Caribbean carnivals and a racially inclusive nightclub

Racially inclusive clubbing arrives in Manchester and the release of Gilad Shalit

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Global strikes and industrial action

When workers around the world took industrial action in pursuit of better conditions

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Cuban boxing and the brink of nuclear war

Cuban boxing, the brink of nuclear war and baseball as diplomacy

• 52 mins

Women taking a stand

A focus on global events where women have taken a stand for equality from Sudan to Iran

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The best Championship Manager player ever

The best Championship Manager player ever and sex-selective abortion in India

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Racist raids, protests and a political assassination

Racism led to raids in the 1970s, protests in the 1980s, and a political assassination

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Arabian Peninsula

Stories from the Arabian Peninsula to mark the start of the World Cup in Qatar

• 54 mins

Anwar Ibrahim and road safety inventions

Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, on being put on trial among other stories

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Contested islands and Miss World protests

How four islands complicate the post World War Two relationship between Japan and Russia

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Referendums and Teletubbies

Max Person presents a collection of this weeks Witness history episodes

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District Six and daredevils

The forced removal of families who weren't white from District Six, in South Africa

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90 years of the 蜜芽传媒 World Service

The 蜜芽传媒 Caribbean Service and broadcasting through the Iron Curtain

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Food

Stories about the history of food, including the creation of ciabatta bread in Italy

• 49 mins

Pussy Riot and other Russian rebels

Russian rebels and the most bizarre football match of all time

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Plastics in oceans and sea cucumbers

Plastics in oceans were first discovered over fifty years ago

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Horsemeat scandal and the Miracle on the Hudson

Horsemeat found in burgers and the aeroplane which safely landed on water in New York

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The death penalty and broadcasting bans

A prison guard and a hangman discuss capital punishment among other stories

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Pirate radio and the Velvet Divorce

The first black music station in Europe and why Czechoslovakia split into two states

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Popes

Stories about the history of the papacy, including Benedict XVI's resignation

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'Hot Autumn' and Tutankhamun

Workers' strikes in Italy and 100 years since the opening of Tutankhamun's burial chamber

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