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Marking 50 years since the 1973 global oil crisis
Why oil prices spiralled in 1973, plus Amoco Cadiz, one of the world鈥檚 largest oil spills
The Lampedusa disaster and cat cafes
The sinking of a migrant boat 10 years ago, and the world's first cat cafe in Taiwan.
Nazi eugenics and the year of the vuvuzela
Adolf Hitler鈥檚 order to sterilise people, and the 鈥榳orld鈥檚 most annoying instrument鈥�
Israeli and Palestinian history
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes.
The Chilean coup and Zanzibar鈥檚 most famous singer
The 1973 military coup in Chile and Zanzibar鈥檚 鈥榞olden grandmother of music鈥�
Historic Korean summit and goat island
The first inter-Korean summit in 50 years and the Mexican island overrun by goats
Ireland's 'ghost estates' and the first Rose of Tralee
The Celtic Tiger, the first Rose of Tralee and activist swimmers in Dublin.
Judy Garland's legacy and the Benin Bronzes
The legacy of Judy Garland and the return of two looted Benin Bronzes stolen in 1897
Presidential diamonds and Tupperware parties
A duck that toppled a president, a British train robbery and the Tupperware party boom.
Dinosaur discoveries and a Berlin Wall treehouse
Prehistoric eggs, a dinosaur in court and the treehouse built beside the Berlin Wall.
