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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- Artist: BBC World Service
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Podcasts:
The childhood memories of life in Japan under US occupation.
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.
The 18-year-old Scottish anarchist who smuggled explosives into Spain as part of a plot to assassinate General Franco.
The Ethiopian athlete who won the Olympic marathon in Rome in 1960 - without shoes.
How a husband and wife team of doctors discovered the cosmetic powers of botulinum toxin.
How a small group of Soviet intellectuals held a pioneering demonstration in Moscow in 1968.
How 30-year-old American swimmer Lynne Cox crossed the "Ice Curtain" during the Cold War.
A survivor tells of his experiences in Bosnia
It's 50 years since the death of the legend
Thor Heyerdahl's epic voyage across the Pacific
The voyage of the submarine USS Nautilus under the Arctic icecap
Testimony from those who fought in 1917
In 1994 a little girl was raped and murdered - her death led to a change in US law.
How a mole in the KGB sent secrets to France and the USA in 1981.
It is 60 years since the death of Eva Peron - an icon for women, and the poor, in Argentina.
