Witnesses of History

By Geoff Lumley

Readings based on the Faber book REPORTAGE (pub 1987 and edited by John Casey) and other sources.

Each episode takes two or more readings with at least one based on the date of publication of the epis... more

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The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

Witnesses of History episodes:

July 05, 2022 41 - American Battles - 5th July
American battles from Gettysburg to Vietnam, plus the Israeli rescue at Entebbe and Borg winning Wimbledon
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24min
June 18, 2022 40 - Waterloo - 18th June
The battle of Waterloo and the opening of the rebuilt Waterloo station in London.
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26min
June 06, 2022 39 - Jubilee and Dunkirk
(Publication delayed due to the server being down)
Jubilee weekend and anniversary of the Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940
For those not in the UK the National Anthem is:
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign.
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen.

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24min
May 17, 2022 38 - Demonised and Glorified - 13th May
Lombard St panic, arrest of Mandelstam, German breakthrough on the Meuse
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19min
April 24, 2022 37 - Hell and Salvation - 24th April
Belsen, Washington Veterans March, Wesley preaching in Hull, Demise of Miniskirt
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0min
April 04, 2022 36 - Trials and Tribulations - 4th April
Italians in Abyssinia, Luftwaffe in Spain, Red Rum in Grand National, Oscar Wilde in Court, Birthday in Japanese POW camp
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22min
March 21, 2022 35 - Hatch, Match and Despatch - 21st March
Birth in India, Gauguin's wedding, US in Germany 1945, Execution of Cranmer
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20min
March 04, 2022 34 - Reports of Abuse - 4th March
Prison and workhouse conditions, bull baiting and fighting, introducing technology to Japan
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20min
February 15, 2022 33 - Destroying Brick Structures - 16th February
Bombing Dresden, rout of Germans in Ukraine, Tate Bricks and exploring New World
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28min
February 01, 2022 32 - Last Journeys - 1st February
Last Journeys: funerals of Queen Victoria, Sir Winston Churchill and Gandhi; Execution Mary Queen of Scots and Selkirk found on island
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23min

FAQs about Witnesses of History:

How many episodes does Witnesses of History have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.