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Witness HistoryInaugurated in January 1971, the Aswan High Dam is considered one of President Nasser's greatest legacies, despite the cost.Thu, Sept 18, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryInaugurated in January 1971, the Aswan High Dam is considered one of President Nasser's greatest legacies, despite the cost.Thu, Sept 18, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryInaugurated in January 1971, the Aswan High Dam is considered one of President Nasser's greatest legacies, despite the cost.Thu, Sept 18, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryInaugurated in January 1971, the Aswan High Dam is considered one of President Nasser's greatest legacies, despite the cost.Fri, Sept 19, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1962, Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia. He was one of Egypt's greatest movie stars.Fri, Sept 19, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1962, Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia. He was one of Egypt's greatest movie stars.Fri, Sept 19, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1962, Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia. He was one of Egypt's greatest movie stars.Fri, Sept 19, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1962, Omar Sharif made his Hollywood debut in Lawrence of Arabia. He was one of Egypt's greatest movie stars.Sat, Sept 20, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn September 11, 2001, a small Canadian town called Gander became a haven for thousands of airline passengers and crew stranded after the 9/11 terror attacks.Sun, Sept 21, 8:48 amBBC Radio 410 mins
Witness HistoryLord Robert Baden-Powell laid the foundations for what would become one of the largest international youth movements in the early 1900s.Mon, Sept 22, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryLord Robert Baden-Powell laid the foundations for what would become one of the largest international youth movements in the early 1900s.Mon, Sept 22, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryLord Robert Baden-Powell laid the foundations for what would become one of the largest international youth movements in the early 1900s.Mon, Sept 22, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryLord Robert Baden-Powell laid the foundations for what would become one of the largest international youth movements in the early 1900s.Tue, Sept 23, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1971, 13 men sat down in a Paris office to launch what would become one of the world's best known humanitarian groups: MÂedecins Sans FrontiÁeres or Doctors without Borders.Tue, Sept 23, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1971, 13 men sat down in a Paris office to launch what would become one of the world's best known humanitarian groups: MÂedecins Sans FrontiÁeres or Doctors without Borders.Tue, Sept 23, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1971, 13 men sat down in a Paris office to launch what would become one of the world's best known humanitarian groups: MÂedecins Sans FrontiÁeres or Doctors without Borders.Tue, Sept 23, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1971, 13 men sat down in a Paris office to launch what would become one of the world's best known humanitarian groups: MÂedecins Sans FrontiÁeres or Doctors without Borders.Wed, Sept 24, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe well-loved Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was released in October 1995 to critical acclaim. It became the longest-running movie in Indian cinema history.Wed, Sept 24, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe well-loved Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was released in October 1995 to critical acclaim. It became the longest-running movie in Indian cinema history.Wed, Sept 24, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe well-loved Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was released in October 1995 to critical acclaim. It became the longest-running movie in Indian cinema history.Wed, Sept 24, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe well-loved Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was released in October 1995 to critical acclaim. It became the longest-running movie in Indian cinema history.Thu, Sept 25, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn the 1950s, secretary and budding artist Bette Graham invented correction fluid to cover up her typing mistakes.Thu, Sept 25, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn the 1950s, secretary and budding artist Bette Graham invented correction fluid to cover up her typing mistakes.Thu, Sept 25, 12:50 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