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Witness History: Archive 2011

A podcast by: BBC World Service

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

Our American listeners can also listen to Witness History: Archive 2011 at our American site

259 Episodes

Mixed race marriage victory in US
Published 2013-10-08

Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins
Published 2013-10-07
The Freedom Riders
Published 2013-10-07
Nelson Mandela's Autobiography
Published 2013-10-04
ANC Bomb
Published 2013-10-04
Apartheid in the 1950s
Published 2013-10-02
The Voyage of the Empire Windrush
Published 2013-10-01
US troops in Iraq
Published 2011-12-30
The Creation of Tetris
Published 2011-12-29
Enid Blyton and the BBC
Published 2011-12-28
The release of Sakharov
Published 2011-12-27
The sinking of the Scharnhorst
Published 2011-12-26
The Christmas Truce
Published 2011-12-23
Billy Graham
Published 2011-12-22
Concert for Bangladesh
Published 2011-12-21
The British Miners' strike
Published 2011-12-20
Spice Girls
Published 2011-12-19
Bangladesh wins independence
Published 2011-12-16
Kazakh uprising
Published 2011-12-15
Manuel Noriega
Published 2011-12-13
The Treaty of Rome
Published 2011-12-12
The Mozote massacre
Published 2011-12-09
Economic crisis in Argentina
Published 2011-12-08
Pearl Harbour
Published 2011-12-07
The Bermuda Triangle
Published 2011-12-06
The Pill
Published 2011-12-05
Ryan White
Published 2011-12-01
The Winter of Discontent
Published 2011-11-30
The Battle in Seattle
Published 2011-11-29
Plane spotters
Published 2011-11-28
Thalidomide
Published 2011-11-25
Ned Kelly's Last Stand
Published 2011-11-24
Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo
Published 2011-11-23
Georgia's Rose Revolution
Published 2011-11-22
President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel
Published 2011-11-21
Precious McKenzie - South African Weight-lifter
Published 2011-11-19
Nikola Tesla
Published 2011-11-18
Kim Philby the spy
Published 2011-11-17
Cathy Come Home
Published 2011-11-16
Great Lisbon Earthquake
Published 2011-11-15

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

259 Episodes

Mixed race marriage victory in US

Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins

The Freedom Riders

Nelson Mandela's Autobiography

ANC Bomb

Apartheid in the 1950s

The Voyage of the Empire Windrush

US troops in Iraq

The Creation of Tetris

Enid Blyton and the BBC

The release of Sakharov

The sinking of the Scharnhorst

The Christmas Truce

Billy Graham

Concert for Bangladesh

The British Miners' strike

Spice Girls

Bangladesh wins independence

Kazakh uprising

Manuel Noriega

The Treaty of Rome

The Mozote massacre

Economic crisis in Argentina

Pearl Harbour

The Bermuda Triangle

The Pill

Ryan White

The Winter of Discontent

The Battle in Seattle

Plane spotters

Thalidomide

Ned Kelly's Last Stand

Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo

Georgia's Rose Revolution

President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel

Precious McKenzie - South African Weight-lifter

Nikola Tesla

Kim Philby the spy

Cathy Come Home

Great Lisbon Earthquake