Ireland's 'ghost estates' and the first Rose of Tralee
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History stories from the BBC World Service, this week we are focusing on Irish history. In 2006, Ireland’s economic boom, known as the Celtic Tiger, ended....
25 Aug 202350min
Judy Garland's legacy and the Benin Bronzes
A compilation of this week's Witness History episodes. Gerald Clarke, the author of Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, speaks to Max Pearson about the legacy of the stage and screen actress who died...
18 Aug 202352min
Presidential diamonds and Tupperware parties
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History stories from the BBC World Service. Journalist Claude Angeli discovered French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing received diamond...
11 Aug 202350min
Dinosaur discoveries and a Berlin Wall treehouse
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about a prehistoric discovery in India - a nest full of dinosaur eggs found in 1982. Plus,...
5 Aug 202351min
West African food and computer viruses
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Ozoz Sokoh, Nigerian food writer and author of the Kitchen Butterfly food blog, who t...
28 Jul 202352min
Wartime surrenders and the birth of Barbie
Max Pearson presents a compilation of stories from this week’s Witness History episodes.In the autumn of 1945, World War II surrender ceremonies took place across the Japanese Empire. Thousands of peo...
21 Jul 202351min
Five great inventions that changed the world
Max Pearson presents a selection of this week’s Witness History stories.In 1999, Aibo: the world's first robot dog, hit the shops in Japan and sold out in just 20 minutes. We hear from Toshitada Doi w...
14 Jul 202352min
Tourism arrives in the Maldives and a royal night out
Max Pearson presents a selection of this week’s Witness History stories.In 1972, tourists arrived in the Maldives for the first time. We hear from one of the people who made it happen, plus analysis o...
7 Jul 202352min
