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:

March 03, 2021 11 - Resignations and Deaths - 3rd March
Two Prime Ministers resign, and we witness the enforced death of Socrates and hear about the funeral of George IV
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20min
February 22, 2021 10 - Famine and Funeral - 22 Feb
The Irish Potato Famine, Green Children of Woolpit and George Bernard Shaw's mother's funeral
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32min
February 13, 2021 9 - Armies and Gladiators - 13th February
A Greek Retreat, the Salvation Army and a London Panto. Oh yes it is.
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19min
January 31, 2021 8 - Snow and Ice - 31st January
The seasons in Russia and the hunt for a northeast passage to Asia feature this time
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24min
January 16, 2021 7 - Italian Cuts - 16th January
Our Witnesses of History this edition take us back firstly to 1645 for one report from Italy, from 1809 Sir Charles Napier reports on being taken prisoner at Corunna and we end in 1516 with a report on a performing Ass.
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14min
January 02, 2021 6 - London - 3rd January
The Siege of Sidney Street, London crimes in the 18th Century and the opening of the world's first underground railway
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33min
December 24, 2020 5 - Christmas Day - 25th December
Christmas events at New College Oxford in 1773 as well as Auschwitz in 1941, and the accounts of the early visitors who recognised the coming Messiah.
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12min
December 08, 2020 4 - Cultural Interfaces - 8th December
Eyewitness reports of a meeting with Queen Elizabeth First, the Death of Prince Albert and, in his own words, the arrival of Julius Caesar in Britain
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14min
November 29, 2020 3 - American Landings - 30th November
Accounts of landings by US troops in the war, and also the Mayflower landing in New England and Chateaubriand landing in Chesapeake Bay
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14min
November 16, 2020 2 - Transport - 16th/18th November
Three reports from the Daily Telegraph about new innovations in transport in the late 19th Century, and a long report about life on board a French Galley for the slaves (mostly French peasants) in 1703 and 1704
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21min

FAQs about Witnesses of History:

How many episodes does Witnesses of History have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.