Witness show

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:

 Witness: The US Occupation of Japan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:07

The childhood memories of life in Japan under US occupation.

 Witness: Founding Napster | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:57

Rob Walker speaks to Shawn Fanning, the founder of Napster, the file sharing website that enabled music lovers to download songs from other people's computers. Its success was meteoric but shortlived.

 Witness: The Plot To Kill General Franco | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:57

The 18-year-old Scottish anarchist who smuggled explosives into Spain as part of a plot to assassinate General Franco.

 Witness: Abebe Bikila the barefoot runner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:57

The Ethiopian athlete who won the Olympic marathon in Rome in 1960 - without shoes.

 Witness: 25 years of Botox | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:59

How a husband and wife team of doctors discovered the cosmetic powers of botulinum toxin.

 Witness: Soviet Protest Pioneers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:56

How a small group of Soviet intellectuals held a pioneering demonstration in Moscow in 1968.

 Witness: Bering Strait Swimmer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:02

How 30-year-old American swimmer Lynne Cox crossed the "Ice Curtain" during the Cold War.

 Witness: Omarska concentration camp | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:02

A survivor tells of his experiences in Bosnia

 Witness: The death of Marilyn Monroe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:56

It's 50 years since the death of the legend

 Witness: The Kon-Tiki adventure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:52

Thor Heyerdahl's epic voyage across the Pacific

 Witness: Nautilus under the North Pole | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:53

The voyage of the submarine USS Nautilus under the Arctic icecap

 Witness: The Battle of Passchendaele | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:53

Testimony from those who fought in 1917

 Witness: Megan's law | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:02

In 1994 a little girl was raped and murdered - her death led to a change in US law.

 Witness: The Farewell Dossier | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:59

How a mole in the KGB sent secrets to France and the USA in 1981.

 Witness: The death of Evita | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:54

It is 60 years since the death of Eva Peron - an icon for women, and the poor, in Argentina.

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