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Witness HistoryIn 2012, a team of researchers discovered one of the most famous polar shipwrecks. The Terra Nova had sunk almost 70 years earlier.Wed, Apr 1, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 2004, Danish food entrepreneur Claus Meyer launched the 'Nordic Kitchen Manifesto', kick-starting a revolution in Nordic cooking focused on local seasonal ingredients.Wed, Apr 1, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 2004, Danish food entrepreneur Claus Meyer launched the 'Nordic Kitchen Manifesto', kick-starting a revolution in Nordic cooking focused on local seasonal ingredients.Wed, Apr 1, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 2004, Danish food entrepreneur Claus Meyer launched the 'Nordic Kitchen Manifesto', kick-starting a revolution in Nordic cooking focused on local seasonal ingredients.Wed, Apr 1, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 2004, Danish food entrepreneur Claus Meyer launched the 'Nordic Kitchen Manifesto', kick-starting a revolution in Nordic cooking focused on local seasonal ingredients.Thu, Apr 2, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile. Pablo Picasso created the artwork after the town was bombed in the Spanish civil war.Thu, Apr 2, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile. Pablo Picasso created the artwork after the town was bombed in the Spanish civil war.Thu, Apr 2, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile. Pablo Picasso created the artwork after the town was bombed in the Spanish civil war.Thu, Apr 2, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile. Pablo Picasso created the artwork after the town was bombed in the Spanish civil war.Fri, Apr 3, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China. In the first year, over 100,000 were sold.Fri, Apr 3, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China. In the first year, over 100,000 were sold.Fri, Apr 3, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China. In the first year, over 100,000 were sold.Fri, Apr 3, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China. In the first year, over 100,000 were sold.Sat, Apr 4, 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.Sun, Apr 5, 5:00 pmBBC Radio 410 mins
Witness HistoryOn 15 December 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an unprecedented 11-year closure.Mon, Apr 6, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 15 December 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an unprecedented 11-year closure.Mon, Apr 6, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 15 December 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an unprecedented 11-year closure.Mon, Apr 6, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 15 December 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an unprecedented 11-year closure.Tue, Apr 7, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn October 1942, Marcel Duchamp helped stage New York's first major Surrealist exhibition, featuring his now-famous urinal.Tue, Apr 7, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn October 1942, Marcel Duchamp helped stage New York's first major Surrealist exhibition, featuring his now-famous urinal.Tue, Apr 7, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the FÈuhrer's burnt corpse is genuine. A Russian war interpreter, Yelena Rzhevskaya, claims she is put in charge of his teeth.Wed, Apr 8, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the FÈuhrer's burnt corpse is genuine. A Russian war interpreter, Yelena Rzhevskaya, claims she is put in charge of his teeth.Wed, Apr 8, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the FÈuhrer's burnt corpse is genuine. A Russian war interpreter, Yelena Rzhevskaya, claims she is put in charge of his teeth.Wed, Apr 8, 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