Witness
Summary: History as told by the people who were there. Witness talks to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events. Broadcast on weekdays.
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Podcasts:
In January 1977 President Carter pardoned people who had avoided fighting in Vietnam
How playing a high-security jail in 1968 transformed the career of country legend, Johnny Cash.
In January 1991 there was a last minute attempt to stop the first Gulf War.
How an article by the novelist, Emile Zola, turned the case of the Jewish army officer, Alfred Dreyfus, into a defining issue for France.
How Japan reacted to the death in 1989 of their Emperor, a leader once regarded as divine.
In 49 BC Julius Caesar made a decision which would change history.
In January 1977 an opposition movement was born in Czechoslovakia
How the USA tried to control hurricanes using science.
Over 60 years ago a list of radicals in Hollywood was published - it ruined careers.
In January 1968 an American spy ship was captured by North Korean forces
How millions of Europeans celebrated the birth of a new currency on New Year's Day 2002.
