The History Hour Podcast
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Episodes to download
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The Killing of the Russian Tsar
Sat 21 Jul 2018
The murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, four daughters and young son in 1918.
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Smiling Buddha: India's First Nuclear Test
Sat 14 Jul 2018
India on the nuclear world stage, the Spiegel Affair and the refugee "Phantom Shipwreck."
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When The US Shot Down An Iranian Airliner
Sat 7 Jul 2018
The tragic story of Flight 655, a Russian art controversy, plus Madeleine Albright
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The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby
Sat 30 Jun 2018
The power of the NRA; murdered Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin; Swedish submarine drama
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Korea Divided: A Bitter History
Sat 16 Jun 2018
Key witnesses to the turbulent history of North and South Korea.
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The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt
Sat 9 Jun 2018
The 1968 student protest in Communist Yugoslavia and the running craze 'from couch to 5k'
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Free Health Care for All
Sat 2 Jun 2018
The birth of Britain's NHS; the Thalidomide trial; and discovering a baby woolly mammoth
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The Fall of Suharto in Indonesia
Sat 26 May 2018
How riots toppled a dictator; honouring Holocaust survivors in film; 麻豆官网首页入口 lesbian protest.
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May 1968 Paris Riots
Sat 19 May 2018
A riot policeman's view of the violence that swept through France in May 1968
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The Last King of Bulgaria
Sat 12 May 2018
From child king to prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II.
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When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power
Sat 5 May 2018
Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle
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The Oslo Peace Talks
Sat 28 Apr 2018
Secret attempt at Mid-East peace, remembering Pablo Picasso, the death of the Red Baron.
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The Zimbabwe Massacres
Sat 14 Apr 2018
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
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The Good Friday Agreement
Sat 31 Mar 2018
Peace in Northern Ireland; a cross-community Bosnian choir and a pioneering woman banker.
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The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America
Sat 17 Mar 2018
Why the 麻豆官网首页入口 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.
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Deaf Rights Protest
Sat 10 Mar 2018
A protest for deaf rights; a new alphabet for Azerbaijan, Marie Stopes and Wonder Woman
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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
