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Witness HistoryIn 1960, the King of Rock 'n' Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport. It's believed to be the only time Elvis Presley set foot on British soil.Tue, Mar 3, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1960, the King of Rock 'n' Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport. It's believed to be the only time Elvis Presley set foot on British soil.Tue, Mar 3, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1960, the King of Rock 'n' Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport. It's believed to be the only time Elvis Presley set foot on British soil.Wed, Mar 4, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1985, two trains collided head-on killing an estimated 150 people. Many of the victims are unidentifiable after being trapped in the wreckage and unable to escape the blaze.Wed, Mar 4, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1985, two trains collided head-on killing an estimated 150 people. Many of the victims are unidentifiable after being trapped in the wreckage and unable to escape the blaze.Wed, Mar 4, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1985, two trains collided head-on killing an estimated 150 people. Many of the victims are unidentifiable after being trapped in the wreckage and unable to escape the blaze.Wed, Mar 4, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1985, two trains collided head-on killing an estimated 150 people. Many of the victims are unidentifiable after being trapped in the wreckage and unable to escape the blaze.Thu, Mar 5, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 1974 India successfully detonated its first atomic device, which had been developed in secret, codenamed Smiling Buddha.Thu, Mar 5, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 1974 India successfully detonated its first atomic device, which had been developed in secret, codenamed Smiling Buddha.Thu, Mar 5, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 1974 India successfully detonated its first atomic device, which had been developed in secret, codenamed Smiling Buddha.Thu, Mar 5, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 1974 India successfully detonated its first atomic device, which had been developed in secret, codenamed Smiling Buddha.Fri, Mar 6, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels for his wife.Fri, Mar 6, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels for his wife.Fri, Mar 6, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels for his wife.Fri, Mar 6, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels for his wife.Sat, Mar 7, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1957, a new transatlantic telephone line TAT-1 allowed Paul Robeson to perform a concert from New York to a London audience.Sun, Mar 8, 8:40 amBBC Radio 4 Ex10 mins
Witness HistoryThe first World Book Day was in 1996. The idea came from a long-established Spanish celebration 'The Day of Books and Roses'.Sun, Mar 8, 8:48 amBBC Radio 410 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1957, a new transatlantic telephone line TAT-1 allowed Paul Robeson to perform a concert from New York to a London audience.Sun, Mar 8, 1:40 pmBBC Radio 4 Ex10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1992 FW de Klerk asked white South Africans to vote yes to continuing negotiations to abolish apartheid and create a new constitution.Sun, Mar 8, 5:00 pmBBC Radio 410 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1957, a new transatlantic telephone line TAT-1 allowed Paul Robeson to perform a concert from New York to a London audience.Sun, Mar 8, 7:40 pmBBC Radio 4 Ex10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1957, a new transatlantic telephone line TAT-1 allowed Paul Robeson to perform a concert from New York to a London audience.Mon, Mar 9, 3:40 amBBC Radio 4 Ex10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Mon, Mar 9, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Mon, Mar 9, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Mon, Mar 9, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Tue, Mar 10, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Tue, Mar 10, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Tue, Mar 10, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Tue, Mar 10, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins

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Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, we join Celestina Olulode in London with five important stories from Black British history. [S]Sun, Sept 25, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, we join Celestina Olulode in London with five important stories from Black British history. [S]Sat, Sept 24, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, Larry Madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark Black History Month from Washington DC.Sun, Feb 7, 5:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, Larry Madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark Black History Month from Washington DC.Sat, Feb 6, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, Larry Madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark Black History Month from Washington DC.Fri, Feb 5, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.Mon, Jan 11, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.Sun, Jan 10, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.Sun, Jan 10, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.Sat, Jan 9, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.Sat, Jan 9, 1:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Mon, Aug 31, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Aug 30, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Aug 30, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sat, Aug 29, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Mon, Aug 17, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sun, Aug 16, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sun, Aug 16, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sat, Aug 15, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sat, Aug 15, 4:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Mon, Aug 10, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sun, Aug 9, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sun, Aug 9, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sat, Aug 8, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sat, Aug 8, 4:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Wed, Aug 5, 2:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Aug 2, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Aug 2, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Aug 1, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Aug 1, 4:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month Razia Iqbal is at the British Academy in London to present five extraordinary art stories that have shaped our world.Sun, Mar 1, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month Razia Iqbal is at the British Academy in London to present five extraordinary art stories that have shaped our world.Sat, Feb 29, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Jan 26, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Jan 26, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Jan 25, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Jan 25, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Fri, Jan 24, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryOur favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.Wed, Jan 1, 7:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryOur favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.Tue, Dec 31, 1:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryOur favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.Mon, Dec 30, 5:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]Mon, Dec 2, 2:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]Sun, Dec 1, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]Sun, Dec 1, 5:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]Sat, Nov 30, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]Sat, Nov 30, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Sun, Oct 6, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Sat, Oct 5, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Sept 1, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Sept 1, 5:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sat, Aug 31, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sat, Aug 31, 2:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins