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Witness History: Witness Archive 2016

History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2016.

Ranked #1

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Concordski Plane Crash

Concordski Plane Crash

In June 1973, the Russian rival to Concorde, the Tupolev TU144, crashed at the Paris Air Show, killing the crew of six a... Read more

1 Jun 2016

8mins

Ranked #2

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Space Crash

Space Crash

Michael Foale was on board the Mir space station when a resupply vessel crashed into it in June 1997. It was worst coll... Read more

22 Jun 2016

9mins

Ranked #3

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The Mayak Nuclear Disaster

The Mayak Nuclear Disaster

On September 29th 1957 there was a major accident at a secret nuclear facility in the Soviet Union. Dozens of workers di... Read more

29 Sep 2016

8mins

Ranked #4

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Ukraine's Wartime Ultra-Nationalists

Ukraine's Wartime Ultra-Nationalists

In 1941, far-right Ukrainian nationalists declared an independent state. They expected Hitler to support them, but their... Read more

30 Jun 2016

9mins

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The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

In January 1929, Belgian cartoonist Herge created one of the most famous cartoon characters in history - Tintin. Herge's... Read more

18 Jan 2016

8mins

Ranked #6

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Kim Philby: The Third Man

Kim Philby: The Third Man

On May 11th 1988 one of the most notorious double agents of the Cold War, the English communist spy, Kim Philby, died in... Read more

13 May 2016

9mins

Ranked #7

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Ritalin

Ritalin

The drug Ritalin was originally used as a stimulant for adults - until researchers discovered it could help children con... Read more

7 Jun 2016

8mins

Ranked #8

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Outback Internment

Outback Internment

During WWII some Germans and Austrians classed as 'enemy aliens' by the British were sent halfway across the world to be... Read more

26 Sep 2016

8mins

Ranked #9

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The Spanish Influenza Pandemic

The Spanish Influenza Pandemic

In 1918, more than fifty million people died in an outbreak of flu, which spread all over the world in the wake of the f... Read more

11 Oct 2016

8mins

Ranked #10

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The Tunnellers of WW1

The Tunnellers of WW1

Archive recordings of the tunnellers who fought underground in WW1. They would dig tunnels under no-mans-land to detonat... Read more

18 Mar 2016

10mins

Ranked #11

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Kurdish Singer Ahmet Kaya

Kurdish Singer Ahmet Kaya

In 1999 the famous folk singer was awarded one of Turkey's most prestigious musical awards. But his announcement at the... Read more

11 Nov 2016

8mins

Ranked #12

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The Assassination of the Mirabal Sisters

The Assassination of the Mirabal Sisters

On November 25th 1960, three sisters and political activists in the Dominican Republic were beaten to death on the order... Read more

28 Nov 2016

9mins

Ranked #13

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Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution

Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution

In 1966 China's communist leader declared the start of a Cultural Revolution. It was carried out by millions of young pe... Read more

2 Nov 2016

8mins

Ranked #14

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The 1948 French Miners' Strike

The 1948 French Miners' Strike

How coal miners in post-war France went from being seen as heroes to being seen as pariahs. Their left-wing views were e... Read more

25 Nov 2016

8mins

Ranked #15

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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

In 1941 the young Orson Welles revealed his first film. He had written, directed and starred in, the story of a great Am... Read more

16 May 2016

9mins

Ranked #16

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Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey

In 1916 Marcus Garvey arrived in the US and began a movement for black pride. His dream was that black people would live... Read more

17 May 2016

9mins

Ranked #17

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Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

In 1904, the great American escape artist, Harry Houdini, made his reputation with a sensational performance at a theatr... Read more

31 Oct 2016

8mins

Ranked #18

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The Burning of the Satanic Verses

The Burning of the Satanic Verses

The publication of Salman Rushdie's book in the autumn of 1988 outraged many Muslims who believed the book was blasphemo... Read more

15 Nov 2016

9mins

Ranked #19

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Medicare

Medicare

In July 1966, US government health insurance programme Medicare came into force, providing limited free health insurance... Read more

18 Jul 2016

8mins

Ranked #20

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Shell Shock

Shell Shock

In World War One, thousands of troops began suffering from psychiatric disorders which were given the name 'shell shock'... Read more

25 Oct 2016

9mins

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