Witness
Summary: History as told by the people who were there. Witness talks to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events. Broadcast on weekdays.
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Podcasts:
In 1929, the young nun who would become Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta.
In January 1964 violence erupted in Panama over the US control of the Panama Canal.
The real story of Solomon Northup, kidnapped into slavery in the 1840s.
In January 1999 an impeachment trial began in the US Senate. Bill Clinton's Press Secretary remembers.
One of France's most famous writers was killed in a car crash on January 4th 1960.
On the 3rd of January 1946 Britain's most famous wartime traitor was hanged. His name was William Joyce but he was better known as Lord Haw Haw. Throughout World War Two he broadcast Nazi propaganda from Germany to Britain. We hear from the son of a man who tried to save him.
40 years ago 12 men set off on 3 primitive rafts from South America to Australia - to prove that ancient peoples could have travelled between the two continents. It was the longest ever journey by raft. Double the length of the famous Kon Tiki expedition
On Jan. 1st 1994 armed rebels seized several towns in Chiapas, demanding rights and recognition for indigenous communities.
The legendary French singer remembered by her friends and lovers.
In December 1978 millions took to the streets in Iran to protest against the Shah's rule.
A boy who was interned by Japanese troops in Manila in WW2.
On December 26th 1985, gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in her cabin in Rwanda.
In 1997, a controversial new computer game involving violence and drugs became a surprise hit.
British MP John Stonehouse faked his own death in Miami - and was discovered in Australia on December 24th 1974.
In December 1988 the Brazilian environmental campaigner, Chico Mendes, was shot dead by cattle ranchers.
