The History Hour

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A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck and Echo the elephant

7 months
The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck and Echo the elephant
1 h 0m

A papal visit and German reunification

7 months
A papal visit and German reunification
1 h 0m

The 'Cyprus Emergency’ and India’s nuclear mango deal

7 months
The 'Cyprus Emergency’ and India’s nuclear mango deal
1 h 0m

Movie history: Seven Samurai and Casablanca

7 months
Movie history: Seven Samurai and Casablanca
1 h 0m

Sweden and the USA's diplomatic freeze and Elvis in the UK

7 months
Sweden and the USA's diplomatic freeze and Elvis in the UK
1 h 1m

Blood diamonds and the meeting between Florence Nightingale and Aga Khan III

8 months
Blood diamonds and the meeting between Florence Nightingale and Aga Khan III
59m

The Shetland Bus and toxic shock syndrome

8 months
The Shetland Bus and toxic shock syndrome
1 h 0m

Italian history

8 months
Italian history
1 h 0m

Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal

8 months
Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal
1 h 1m

Chile’s Penguin Revolution and the 5,000-year-old frozen mummy

9 months
Chile’s Penguin Revolution and the 5,000-year-old frozen mummy
1 h 0m

The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie

9 months
The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie
59m

The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo

9 months
The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo
1 h 0m

The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed

9 months
The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed
1 h 1m

The American Freedom Train and the invention of text messaging

10 months
The American Freedom Train and the invention of text messaging
1 h 0m

The history of toys

10 months
The history of toys
1 h 1m

Norway’s sushi contribution and Laurel and Hardy’s Christmas

10 months
Norway’s sushi contribution and Laurel and Hardy’s Christmas
1 h 0m

Banky's 'Dismaland' and the Paris climate agreement

10 months
Banky's 'Dismaland' and the Paris climate agreement
1 h 0m

Nigerian history

11 months
Nigerian history
1 h 0m

Literary hoaxes and an underground cathedral

11 months
Literary hoaxes and an underground cathedral
1 h 1m

Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain and ending the Bosnian war

11 months
Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain and ending the Bosnian war
1 h 0m

Speed of Sound and prosecuting Nazis

11 months
Speed of Sound and prosecuting Nazis
1 h 1m

The largest dinosaur and creating Miffy

11 months
The largest dinosaur and creating Miffy
1 h 0m

Emerante de Pradines and Orson Welles’s The War of the Worlds

1 year
Emerante de Pradines and Orson Welles’s The War of the Worlds
1 h 0m

Music producer Sonny Roberts and treating diabetes

1 year
Music producer Sonny Roberts and treating diabetes
1 h 0m

Nordic Noir and the Moomins

1 year
Nordic Noir and the Moomins
1 h 0m

The evacuation of Tristan da Cunha and Japan surrenders to China at the end of World War Two

1 year
The evacuation of Tristan da Cunha and Japan surrenders to China at the end of World War Two
59m

India's nine day tea strike and the birth of the Excel spreadsheet

1 year
India's nine day tea strike and the birth of the Excel spreadsheet
59m

The origins of Indian cinema and the start of Scouting

1 year
The origins of Indian cinema and the start of Scouting
1 h 0m

The fight against sexual harassment in Egypt and Omar Sharif enters the world stage

1 year
The fight against sexual harassment in Egypt and Omar Sharif enters the world stage
59m

Nigeria’s Festac’77 and Gander’s generosity during 9/11

1 year
Nigeria’s Festac’77 and Gander’s generosity during 9/11
1 h 0m