Witness
Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.
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Lawrence of Arabia
It is 80 years since the Englishman TE Lawrence, known ...
It is 80 years since the Englishman TE Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, died
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The Elephant Man
The story of the hugely deformed Joseph Merrick, a celebrity ...
The story of the hugely deformed Joseph Merrick, a celebrity in Victorian Britain.
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The Building of Kariba Dam
In May 1960 the massive Kariba hydro-electric dam on Africa's ...
In May 1960 the massive Kariba hydro-electric dam on Africa's Zambezi river was opened.
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Kermit the Frog
It is 60 years since the frog puppet first appeared ...
It is 60 years since the frog puppet first appeared on an American children's TV show
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The Andijan Massacre
On May 13th 2005 hundreds of demonstrators were killed by ...
On May 13th 2005 hundreds of demonstrators were killed by soldiers in an Uzbek town.
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The Church of the Nativity siege
In May 2002 a five-week siege at the Church of ...
In May 2002 a five-week siege at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem finally ends
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India's Billionth Baby
On May 11th 2000 a baby girl born in Delhi ...
On May 11th 2000 a baby girl born in Delhi was designated as India's billionth citizen.
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VE Day
The celebrations in London at the end of World War ...
The celebrations in London at the end of World War II in Europe, as reported by the BBC.
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The Sinking of the Lusitania
In 1915 the passenger liner was torpedoed by a German ...
In 1915 the passenger liner was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland
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A Cure for Tuberculosis
Professor Denny Mitchison was a pioneer in the search for ...
Professor Denny Mitchison was a pioneer in the search for a cure for tuberculosis.
