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The History Hour

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

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Presidential diamonds and Tupperware parties

Presidential diamonds and Tupperware parties

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories from the BBC World Service. Journalist Claud... Read more

11 Aug 2023

50mins

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Dinosaur discoveries and a Berlin Wall treehouse

Dinosaur discoveries and a Berlin Wall treehouse

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about a pr... Read more

5 Aug 2023

51mins

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West African food and computer viruses

West African food and computer viruses

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Ozoz ... Read more

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Wartime surrenders and the birth of Barbie

Wartime surrenders and the birth of Barbie

Max Pearson presents a compilation of stories from this week’s Witness History episodes.In the autumn of 1945, World War... Read more

21 Jul 2023

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Five great inventions that changed the world

Five great inventions that changed the world

Max Pearson presents a selection of this week’s Witness History stories.In 1999, Aibo: the world's first robot dog, hit ... Read more

14 Jul 2023

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Tourism arrives in the Maldives and a royal night out

Tourism arrives in the Maldives and a royal night out

Max Pearson presents a selection of this week’s Witness History stories.In 1972, tourists arrived in the Maldives for th... Read more

7 Jul 2023

52mins

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South Korea store collapse and Lady Gaga's meat dress

South Korea store collapse and Lady Gaga's meat dress

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories.In 1995, the collapse of the Sampoong Departmen... Read more

30 Jun 2023

51mins

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Somalia's civil war and golf on the moon

Somalia's civil war and golf on the moon

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories.Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, a fighter pilot in the So... Read more

24 Jun 2023

52mins

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Amazing photographs and the people who took them

Amazing photographs and the people who took them

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories. We focus on some of the world’s best known pho... Read more

16 Jun 2023

51mins

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Inuit children taken from families and Le Mans crash

Inuit children taken from families and Le Mans crash

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History and Sporting Witness stories.We hear about the Inuit ch... Read more

9 Jun 2023

51mins

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