Witness History

Booking Overview

This is a daily historical interview/documentary series focused on major world events, told through firsthand witnesses, participants, archivists, campaigners, scientists, and archive recordings. Agencies could credibly pitch clients with direct involvement in a significant historical event, specialist archivists or historians connected to a compelling discovery, and scientists or campaigners whose work shaped a documented turning point; booking is medium difficulty because editorial fit and firsthand relevance matter more than celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 2000

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast.support@bbc.co.uk

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Host

Jen Dale - BBC journalist and presenter who interviews eyewitnesses and participants in historical events for the series.

Kurt Brookes - BBC journalist and presenter who interviews eyewitnesses and participants in historical events for the series.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Firsthand participants or witnesses to historically significant events; archivists, historians, scientists, campaigners, and other specialists with a direct connection to a well-documented historical story.

Required Achievements:

Direct involvement in a significant historical event or campaign, Preservation, discovery, or interpretation of important historical records, Development or contribution to a consequential scientific or public initiative

Recent Guest Discussions

Eli Fuller - The Hurricane's Destruction And Its Impact On Antigua.

Gerry Grehan - The Tragedy And The Formation Of The Peace People Campaign.

Rebecca Erbelding - The Auschwitz Photo Album And What It Revealed About The SS Officers At The Camp.

Carmen Sosa - The Campaign To Establish Access To Water As A Constitutional Human Right In Uruguay.

Gill Kearsley - Edward Knipling's Development Of The Sterile Insect Technique And Its Impact On Pest Control.

Recent Topics

History, World Affairs, Social Movements, Science, Disasters

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Witness History

The 'moving' statue of Ballinspittle

September 08, 2026

In 1985, reports of a moving statue of the Virgin Mary drew thousands of people to the village of Ballinspittle in County Cork, Ireland. Helen Ledwick speaks to Ita Dungan, who travelled there as a teenager and remembers the crowds gathering at the shrine. Similar reports soon spread across Ireland, and that summer became known as the 'summer of the moving statues'.Witness History is a short BBC World Service podcast about history that takes you inside big moments from the past through first-...

Surviving the Long March

September 07, 2026

In 1935, tens of thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March across China struggled to survive. They were fleeing Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces during the country's civil war.Zhong Ming was one of them. In 2014, a year before his death, he spoke to the late Edward Stourton about his experience.Witness History is a short BBC World Service podcast about history that takes you inside big moments from the past through first-hand testimony and archive. Each weekday, in around ni...

Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss

September 04, 2026

In 1968, American television boldly went where it had never gone before, broadcasting what's claimed to be the country's first interracial kiss in a TV programme. The moment of passion was between Captain Kirk of the starship USS Enterprise and communications officer Lieutenant Uhura, in Star Trek. Nichelle Nichols played Uhura in the cult series, and she was one of the first black women to be featured on American TV in a non-subservient role. Through archive BBC interviews, Nichelle explains...

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