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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Child Prisoners of the Japanese
The story of one young American girl held prisoner by ...
The story of one young American girl held prisoner by the Japanese during WW2.
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The Man Who Published Harry Potter
In 1996 struggling author JK Rowling finds a publisher at ...
In 1996 struggling author JK Rowling finds a publisher at last for wizard Harry Potter.
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Devil's Island
A convict's experience of the notorious French penal colony in ...
A convict's experience of the notorious French penal colony in South America.
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The World's Most Valuable T-Rex
Peter Larson tells us how his team discovered the most ...
Peter Larson tells us how his team discovered the most complete T-Rex fossil in the world
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The Great Iraqi Defection
In 1995 two of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's son-in-laws ...
In 1995 two of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's son-in-laws defected to Jordan.
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Singapore Independence
Singapore leaves the Federation of Malaysia and becomes an independent ...
Singapore leaves the Federation of Malaysia and becomes an independent sovereign state
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The Bombing of Hiroshima
A Japanese schoolgirl tells her story of surviving the US ...
A Japanese schoolgirl tells her story of surviving the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima
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The Plot to Kill Iranian Writers
In August 1996 in Iran, there was a plot to ...
In August 1996 in Iran, there was a plot to kill 21 writers on a bus jouney to Armenia
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First Cochlear Implant
In August 1978 an Australian doctor successfully fitted a multi-channel ...
In August 1978 an Australian doctor successfully fitted a multi-channel cochlear implant.
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Afghanistan's First Coup
In July 1973 military officers staged a coup which toppled ...
In July 1973 military officers staged a coup which toppled the monarchy in Afghanistan
