The History Hour

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

World Service,478 episodes

Episodes

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When Animals Make History
From a guide dog on 9/11 to Australia's rabbit plague - five stories from animal history.
23 Sep 2017,49 mins
The Collapse of Northern Rock
The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany, and Nigerian treasures.
16 Sep 2017,50 mins
The Fairy Photos
Searching for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, and Biosphere 2
09 Sep 2017,50 mins
The Death of Princess Diana
Princess Diana's brother remembers the passionate speech he gave at her funeral.
02 Sep 2017,49 mins
Medicine in World War One
Dealing with the medical horrors of WW1, Germany puts Nazis on trial and Botox.
26 Aug 2017,49 mins
Nike and the Sweatshop Problem
The ethics of fashion; the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974; and the "Bard of Bengal".
19 Aug 2017,50 mins
Reagan's Bombing Joke
Reagan's bombing joke, the murder of Naji al Ali, and violence in pre-partition India
12 Aug 2017,52 mins
When Homosexuality Was a Crime
The horrific use of aversion therapy for gay men; plus Chiang Kai Shek's former aide.
29 Jul 2017,50 mins
Psychological Warfare
Spooking fighters during the Vietnam War plus the Mont Blanc Tunnel and a Nintendo legend
22 Jul 2017,50 mins
The Oka Crisis
A watershed moment for Canada's indigenous people, the birth of UKIP and Rave.
15 Jul 2017,50 mins
The Roswell Incident
In July 1947 a US rancher found debris which some believe came from an alien spacecraft.
08 Jul 2017,50 mins
The History of Modern Tourism
The Icelandic firm that broke the mould in air travel, the Hippie trail and Euro Disney.
01 Jul 2017,50 mins
Italy's Secret "State-within-a-State"
Murder and conspiracy among Italy's elite, atrocity in 1930s Ethiopia, and Body Worlds
24 Jun 2017,50 mins
The Woman Who Stopped Equal Rights in America
In June 1982 Phyllis Schlafly defeated a law to guarantee gender equality in the US.
17 Jun 2017,50 mins
The Six Day War 1967
Soldiers from both sides on the battle for Jerusalem; plus Robert Kennedy's assassination
10 Jun 2017,50 mins
Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution
Citizens sponsor refugees, a rock concert for Chernobyl and the first US female rabbi.
03 Jun 2017,50 mins
Brown v The Board of Education
Racial segregation ends in US schools; Iran's 2009 election protest; and Weight Watchers
20 May 2017,51 mins
The Trial of Maurice Papon
The French minister tried for Nazi collusion, the USSR's 007 and US wine beats French.
13 May 2017,50 mins
The Invention of Liposuction
The start of the cosmetic surgery industry; the Tajik Civil War; and Magnum photo agency
06 May 2017,51 mins
Searching For Argentina's Disappeared
Defying Argentina's military rulers, when Syria left Lebanon and Bosnia's rape camps.
29 Apr 2017,50 mins
Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile
Charlie Chaplin, images of the furthest galaxies and the world's first black festival.
22 Apr 2017,49 mins
The Takeover of Russia's NTV
A setback for media freedom in Russia; Ethiopia's Red Terror; and WW2's Katyn massacre.
15 Apr 2017,50 mins
How Princess Diana changed the perception of AIDS
A handshake that changed attitudes to AIDS, America enters WW1, and Egypt's Facebook girl
08 Apr 2017,50 mins
The Flavr Savr Tomato - The World's First Genetically Engineered Food
The GM food debate, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet Union, and the Teletubbies turn 20.
01 Apr 2017,50 mins
The First Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution, AIDS and 'Patient Zero' plus escaping the Nazis as a child.
18 Mar 2017,51 mins
Kuwaiti Women Secure the Vote
Kuwaiti women win the vote; smog in Mexico, and America's first Islamic terror incident
11 Mar 2017,50 mins
Mother Teresa - The Nun Who Became A Saint
Life with Mother Teresa, the birth of Nollywood and Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House.
04 Mar 2017,50 mins
The University of Texas Shooting
The first campus killings in the US; an arts festival in Lebanon; meeting JD Salinger
06 Aug 2016,39 mins