The History Hour Episodes Episode guide
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17/01/2026 GMT
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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10/01/2026 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 of toys
Max Pearson presents a collection 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
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Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain and ending the Bosnian war
King Juan Carlos takes the throne in 1975 and the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995
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Speed of Sound and prosecuting Nazis
The first major war crimes trial in 1945 and breaking the sound barrier in 1947
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The largest dinosaur and creating Miffy
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
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Emerante de Pradines and Orson Welles鈥檚 The War of the Worlds
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Music producer Sonny Roberts and treating diabetes
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 witness history episodes
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Nordic Noir and the Moomins
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes about writers.
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The evacuation of Tristan da Cunha and Japan surrenders to China at the end of World War Two
The evacuation of a remote island in 1961 and Japan's surrender in Beijing in 1945
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India's nine day tea strike and the birth of the Excel spreadsheet
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The origins of Indian cinema and the start of Scouting
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there.
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The fight against sexual harassment in Egypt and Omar Sharif enters the world stage
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from Egypt
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Nigeria鈥檚 Festac鈥�77 and Gander鈥檚 generosity during 9/11
The 1977 celebration of African culture and sanctuary for 7000 stranded flight passengers
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The Chindits and USAID
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's episodes of Witness History
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Washington DC and a film noir classic
The 1991 riots that erupted in the US capital, plus the making of a movie classic
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BlackBerry phones and Spot the dog
The rise and fall of BlackBerry phones, and the interactive children's book
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Indonesian history
It's 80 years since Indonesia declared independence
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Nagasaki bomb and Brazil鈥檚 biggest bank heist
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Russian revolutionaries and Japan鈥檚 record breaking rollercoaster
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week鈥檚 Witness History episodes
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Saxophone diplomacy and bulletproof vests
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there
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Nuclear diplomacy and Italo disco
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and Ryan Paris' 1983 hit Dolce Vita
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The 'trial of the juntas' and Evita鈥檚 missing body
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week鈥檚 Witness History episodes from Argentina
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Dancing in the Street and Ai Weiwei
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Robert Kennedy's funeral train and the opening of the Medellin Metro
A collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the 麻豆社 World Service
