The History Hour Podcast
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Episodes to download
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The fight against sexual harassment in Egypt and Omar Sharif enters the world stage
Yesterday
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from Egypt
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Nigeria鈥檚 Festac鈥�77 and Gander鈥檚 generosity during 9/11
Last Saturday
The 1977 celebration of African culture and sanctuary for 7000 stranded flight passengers
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The Chindits and USAID
Sat 6 Sep 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's episodes of Witness History
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Washington DC and a film noir classic
Sat 30 Aug 2025
The 1991 riots that erupted in the US capital, plus the making of a movie classic
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BlackBerry phones and Spot the dog
Sat 23 Aug 2025
The rise and fall of BlackBerry phones, and the interactive children's book
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Nagasaki bomb and Brazil鈥檚 biggest bank heist
Sat 9 Aug 2025
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Russian revolutionaries and Japan鈥檚 record breaking rollercoaster
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Saxophone diplomacy and bulletproof vests
Sat 26 Jul 2025
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Nuclear diplomacy and Italo disco
Sat 19 Jul 2025
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and Ryan Paris' 1983 hit Dolce Vita
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The 'trial of the juntas' and Evita鈥檚 missing body
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes from Argentina
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Dancing in the Street and Ai Weiwei
Sat 5 Jul 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Robert Kennedy's funeral train and the opening of the Medellin Metro
Sat 28 Jun 2025
A collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the 成人快手 World Service
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Jaws and the Charleston church shooting
Sat 21 Jun 2025
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Ronald Reagan and Lonesome George
Sat 14 Jun 2025
The President's 'Tear down this wall' speech, and the extinction of a tortoise species
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Discovery of the first exoplanets and the goalie who killed a seagull
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem
Sat 31 May 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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The history of photography
Sat 24 May 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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Sweden鈥檚 Vipeholm experiments and the Intervision Song Contest
Sat 17 May 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Rescuing Palmyra鈥檚 treasures and 80 years since VE Day
Sat 10 May 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU
Sat 3 May 2025
A collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the 成人快手 World Service
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Secret D-Day rehearsal and YouTube begins
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and World Book Day
Sat 19 Apr 2025
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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The history of space travel
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS
Sat 15 Mar 2025
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'
Sat 8 Mar 2025
How the shopping trolley was invented in 1937 and the 2015 European migrant crisis
