Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.
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Fri, 18 Jan 13
Duration:
9 mins
Two Nazi hunters tracked down the former Gestapo leader. He was living comfortably in Bolivia.
Thu, 17 Jan 13
Duration:
10 mins
Legendary striker, Osei Kofi, remembers the golden days of Ghanaian football in 1960.
Wed, 16 Jan 13
Duration:
9 mins
In 1973 a landmark case legalised abortion across the USA.
Tue, 15 Jan 13
Duration:
9 mins
It is 120 years since the birth of the hugely influential Expressionist painter.
Mon, 14 Jan 13
Duration:
9 mins
For nearly 40 years, the US government conducted a secret experiment on 600 African-American men.
Fri, 11 Jan 13
Duration:
10 mins
A survivor from the Indonesian province of Aceh recalls the devastating 2004 Tsunami.
Thu, 10 Jan 13
Duration:
10 mins
Islamist rebels have recently banned music in Northern Mali. Today, we go back to the event in 2001 which launched Tuareg music on the world scene.
Wed, 9 Jan 13
Duration:
10 mins
In 1944 the Yugoslav partisan leader found sanctuary on a tiny island in the Adriatic.
Tue, 8 Jan 13
Duration:
9 mins
It is 45 years since the Country star first played a gig in a high-security jail.
Mon, 7 Jan 13
Duration:
10 mins
A former rebel describes the invasion of the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, in Jan 1999. Listeners may find his account disturbing
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Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.
Fri, 30 Dec 11
9 minutes
Michael Portillo invites us to look again at our collective memories of great events and characters from the past. Rediscovering forgotten events that challenge our understanding and put the…
Wed, 4 Jul 12
27 minutes
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