The History Hour Episodes Episode guide
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20/06/2026 GMT
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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13/06/2026 GMT
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The History Hour
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest and a WW2 sabotage mission in Norway
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes (R)
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The world鈥檚 first perfume archive and Dutch car-free Sundays in the global oil crisis
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Cleaning up Chernobyl and Canada鈥檚 war in the woods
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Winning the Booker Prize and discovering a lost fairytale
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.
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Hitler鈥檚 teeth and the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck and Echo the elephant
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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A papal visit and German reunification
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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The 'Cyprus Emergency鈥� and India鈥檚 nuclear mango deal
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Movie history: Seven Samurai and Casablanca
A globally influential Japanese movie and a Hollywood classic
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Sweden and the USA's diplomatic freeze and Elvis in the UK
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Blood diamonds and the meeting between Florence Nightingale and Aga Khan III
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews
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The Shetland Bus and toxic shock syndrome
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes
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Italian history
Pink Floyd's controversial 1989 concert in Venice, and film star Gina Lollobrigida
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Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes
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Chile鈥檚 Penguin Revolution and the 5,000-year-old frozen mummy
Children march in protest in Chile and a perfectly preserved mummy is found in the Alps
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The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes
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The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed
Isabel Allende's debut novel in 1982 and a controversial piece of art in 1999
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The American Freedom Train and the invention of text messaging
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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The history of toys
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Norway鈥檚 sushi contribution and Laurel and Hardy鈥檚 Christmas
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Banky's 'Dismaland' and the Paris climate agreement
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes
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Nigerian history
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes
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Literary hoaxes and an underground cathedral
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
