The History Hour

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A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

The Chindits and USAID

1 year
The Chindits and USAID
1 h 0m

Washington DC and a film noir classic

1 year
Washington DC and a film noir classic
1 h 0m

BlackBerry phones and Spot the dog

1 year
BlackBerry phones and Spot the dog
59m

Indonesian history

1 year
Indonesian history
50m

Nagasaki bomb and Brazil’s biggest bank heist

1 year
Nagasaki bomb and Brazil’s biggest bank heist
50m

Russian revolutionaries and Japan’s record breaking rollercoaster

1 year
Russian revolutionaries and Japan’s record breaking rollercoaster
50m

Saxophone diplomacy and bulletproof vests

1 year
Saxophone diplomacy and bulletproof vests
50m

Nuclear diplomacy and Italo disco

1 year
Nuclear diplomacy and Italo disco
51m

The 'trial of the juntas' and Evita’s missing body

1 year
The 'trial of the juntas' and Evita’s missing body
50m

Dancing in the Street and Ai Weiwei

1 year
Dancing in the Street and Ai Weiwei
50m

Robert Kennedy's funeral train and the opening of the Medellin Metro

1 year
Robert Kennedy's funeral train and the opening of the Medellin Metro
50m

Jaws and the Charleston church shooting

1 year
Jaws and the Charleston church shooting
51m

Ronald Reagan and Lonesome George

1 year
Ronald Reagan and Lonesome George
50m

Discovery of the first exoplanets and the goalie who killed a seagull

1 year
Discovery of the first exoplanets and the goalie who killed a seagull
51m

Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem

1 year
Battle of the Beanfield and the Champions League anthem
51m

The history of photography

1 year
The history of photography
50m

Sweden’s Vipeholm experiments and the Intervision Song Contest

1 year
Sweden’s Vipeholm experiments and the Intervision Song Contest
51m

Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures and 80 years since VE Day

1 year
Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures and 80 years since VE Day
50m

The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU

1 year
The Vietnam War and the expansion of the EU
50m

Secret D-Day rehearsal and YouTube begins

1 year
Secret D-Day rehearsal and YouTube begins
51m

The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and World Book Day

1 year
The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and World Book Day
51m

Bonus: Defeated

1 year
Bonus: Defeated
49m

Nazis and sex strikes

1 year
Nazis and sex strikes
50m

The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'

1 year
The wonder woman of the comic world and Namibia's 'ghost town'
51m

The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela

1 year
The phone call that changed Nigeria and a 'one of a kind' portrait of Nelson Mandela
50m

The history of space travel

1 year
The history of space travel
51m

The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS

1 year
The Americans with Disabilities Act and the invention of GPS
51m

The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'

1 year
The invention of the shopping trolley and the Calais 'Jungle'
50m

Discovering the haemoglobin structure and the Nellie massacre

1 year
Discovering the haemoglobin structure and the Nellie massacre
51m

Death of a language and the world’s longest kiss

1 year
Death of a language and the world’s longest kiss
51m