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:
How one of Spain's most famous matadors was killed in a bullfight in 1984.
The creation of one of the world's biggest ever TV shows in 1989.
Robert Ford was arrested by Chinese troops in Tibet in 1950 - he spent the next 5 years in prison being 're-educated'.
In 1963 the jazz legend played in Afghanistan.
One week after the 9/11 attacks, a series of letters were sent to journalists and politicians. They contained the deadly biological agent Anthrax.
In September 1993 Israel and the Palestinians signed a deal after weeks of secret negotiations.
In 1955, the body of the revered former Argentine first lady disappeared, inspiring wild stories about its supernatural powers.
In 1963, four young black girls were killed in a racist bomb attack on a church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the USA. Hear from one of the survivors.
It's forty years since the turning point for the future of the World's biggest population of Tigers. In 1973 the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, launched 'Project Tiger' a campaign to save the animal which was on the brink of extinction.
The death of the hugely popular Chilean singer in the days after the coup which brought General Pinochet to power in 1973.
How an American airman was taken prisoner by the Syrians after being shot down while attacking their forces in Lebanon.
In September 1971 inmates took over a maximum security jail in New York State. 42 people were taken hostage, most of them guards. The authorities controversially stormed the prison five days later, 39 people were killed.
The composer George Lloyd wrote a march for the ship he served on in WW2.
During WW2 Britain set up a secret organisation which waged war in Nazi occupied Europe. We speak to Noreen Riols who helped to train the agents.
In September 1883, one of the most infamous serial killers in history terrorised the streets of the East End of London.
