Chile’s Penguin Revolution and the 5,000-year-old frozen mummy

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The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.Our guest Sugandhi Jayaraman, lecturer in air transport management at the University of Westminster, discusses the changes in airports over time. We hear about the Irish priest w ...  Show more

The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service.Our guest is food historian Dr Annie Gray.She discusses the impact of the first modern, fitted kitchen - the Frankfurt Kitchen - on the kitchens of today. It all goes back to 192 ...  Show more

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