South American revolutionaries and the first Aboriginal MP

South American revolutionaries and the first ...

Up next

The return of Chief Long Wolf and The Statue of Liberty's facelift

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Jan English from the American Museum and Gardens in Bath in the UK. We start with the moment the remains of a Native American chief were returned to the US, more th ...  Show more

The Slip Slop Slap campaign and the Brexit referendum

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh in the UK.We start with the birth of an Australian campaign to get people to take car ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

The first Aboriginal MP
Witness History

A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners - this programme contains the names and voices of people who have died.In 1971, Neville Bonner became the first Aboriginal person to become a member of the Australian Parliament.In 1979, he was named Australian of the ...  Show more

Carlos Lamarca: From army captain to Brazil's 'most wanted'
Witness History

In 1964, João Goulart, the president of Brazil, was overthrown in a military coup. In the repression which followed, hundreds of people were disappeared or killed, and many more detained and tortured. Carlos Lamarca was a captain who deserted the army and joined in the armed stru ...  Show more

An Enemy Such As This: Live in Gallup
The Red Nation Podcast

Red Nation comrade Melanie Yazzie hosts this live event exploring the life and legacy of Larry Casuse, featuring Ursula C. Carillo, Erika Casuse, author David Correia, and a musical performance by JJ Otero.


Rea ...

  Show more

Family Stories Series 2: Episode 12
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

This week’s family stories include an IRA man who ended up fighting for Britain and being torpedoed twice, a Scot who spent five years as a prisoner of war, a teenage sailor who braved the Atlantic and the U-boats, and a pilot who never forgave his enemy. A Goalhanger Films produ ...  Show more