Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Paraguay’s ‘disappeared’ and the history of the Channel Tunnel
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Paraguay’s ‘disappeared’ and the history of the Channel Tunnel
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
This week we hear the story of Rogelio Goiburu, who has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship in Paraguay, including the remains of his own father. Our expert Dr Francesca Lessa talks about other enforced disappearances in South America.
Plus, we hear about how, in February 2014, ordinary people got to see inside Mezhyhirya, the extraordinarily extravagant home of Ukraine's former president.
Also, a shocking psychological experiment from the 1960s. Just to warn you, this includes original recordings of the experiments which listeners may find disturbing.
The programme also includes the breakthrough moment when the Channel Tunnel was finally completed linking England and France beneath the sea and, finally, the story behind one of the world's most popular self-help books.
Contributors:
Rogelio Goiburu - dedicated to finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay
Dr Francesca Lessa - Associate Professor in International Relations of the Americas at University College London (UCL)
Denys Tarakhkotelyk - from the Mezhyhirya estate
Graham Fagg - the Englishman who broke through the Channel Tunnel
Donna Dale Carnegie - daughter of Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
(Photo: Alfredo Stroessner. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
View all episodes
By BBC World Service
4.3
556556 ratings
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.
This week we hear the story of Rogelio Goiburu, who has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship in Paraguay, including the remains of his own father. Our expert Dr Francesca Lessa talks about other enforced disappearances in South America.
Plus, we hear about how, in February 2014, ordinary people got to see inside Mezhyhirya, the extraordinarily extravagant home of Ukraine's former president.
Also, a shocking psychological experiment from the 1960s. Just to warn you, this includes original recordings of the experiments which listeners may find disturbing.
The programme also includes the breakthrough moment when the Channel Tunnel was finally completed linking England and France beneath the sea and, finally, the story behind one of the world's most popular self-help books.
Contributors:
Rogelio Goiburu - dedicated to finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay
Dr Francesca Lessa - Associate Professor in International Relations of the Americas at University College London (UCL)
Denys Tarakhkotelyk - from the Mezhyhirya estate
Graham Fagg - the Englishman who broke through the Channel Tunnel
Donna Dale Carnegie - daughter of Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
(Photo: Alfredo Stroessner. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
More shows like The History Hour
View all
Global News Podcast
7,608 Listeners
From Our Own Correspondent
375 Listeners
Newshour
1,047 Listeners
In Our Time
5,480 Listeners
The Documentary Podcast
1,796 Listeners
History Extra podcast
3,208 Listeners
Witness History
957 Listeners
In Our Time: History
1,880 Listeners
6 Minute English
1,754 Listeners
Learning English Conversations
1,043 Listeners
The Infinite Monkey Cage
2,097 Listeners
Great Lives
484 Listeners
Lives Less Ordinary
593 Listeners
Dan Snow's History Hit
4,789 Listeners
The Inquiry
746 Listeners
The Audio Long Read
847 Listeners
Unexpected Elements
351 Listeners
You're Dead to Me
3,156 Listeners
The Bomb
1,009 Listeners
Empire
2,493 Listeners
History's Heroes
508 Listeners