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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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    The Opening of Guantanamo

    The first prisoners arrived at the US detention centre at ...

    The first prisoners arrived at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in January 2002

    Jan 9, 2015 Read more
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    South Asia's top Hindi music show

    In 1952 India launched a music programme, Geetmala, which would ...

    In 1952 India launched a music programme, Geetmala, which would broadcast for 42 years

    Jan 8, 2015 Read more
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    The Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    The Senate chamber was turned into a court to put ...

    The Senate chamber was turned into a court to put the president on trial, 7 January 1999

    Jan 7, 2015 Read more
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    Evidence of the Big Bang

    The unexpected discovery which became the first proof of the ...

    The unexpected discovery which became the first proof of the Big Bang Theory

    Jan 6, 2015 Read more
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    The Prague Spring

    In January 1968 the reformist Alexander Dubcek became leader of ...

    In January 1968 the reformist Alexander Dubcek became leader of the Czech Communist party

    Jan 5, 2015 Read more
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    WW1 Survivors Drowned on Way Home

    In 1919, more than 200 sailors died metres from home, ...

    In 1919, more than 200 sailors died metres from home, off a Scottish island

    Jan 2, 2015 Read more
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    First Episode of Mr Bean

    How did an almost completely silent comic character become such ...

    How did an almost completely silent comic character become such a hit?

    Jan 1, 2015 Read more
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    The Biggest Rock Concert Ever

    Rod Stewart played to an audience of 4 million on ...

    Rod Stewart played to an audience of 4 million on Copacabana beach on New Year's Eve 1994

    Dec 31, 2014 Read more
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    The Beginning of Reality TV

    A young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother ...

    A young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show in December 1999

    Dec 30, 2014 Read more
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    The Casa Pia Scandal in Portugal

    How allegations of sexual abuse at a well-known children's home ...

    How allegations of sexual abuse at a well-known children's home shocked Portugal

    Dec 29, 2014 Read more
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