Witness History - The Siege of Leningrad - BBC Sounds (original) (raw)
Accessibility links
Witness History - The Siege of Leningrad - BBC Sounds
Witness History - The Siege of Leningrad - BBC Sounds
The Siege of LeningradThe Siege of Leningrad
Released On: 22 Jan 2014
Available for over a year
In January 1944 the WW2 blockade of Leningrad finally ended after almost 900 days
Witness HistoryThe Execution of Ted BundyIn January 1989, US serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Creation of Modern Nigeria in 1914Rare archive recordings of people who lived through the unification of Nigeria in 19149 mins
Witness HistoryTunnelling Under the Berlin WallIn 1964 a group of West German students helped more than 50 people escape from East Berlin15 mins
Witness HistoryWW2, the Holocaust and RomeIn 1943, Rome's Jewish citizens were promised safety if they gave gold to the Nazis.9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Cairo Fire 1952In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo9 mins
Witness HistoryGay Pride in RussiaIn 2006, Russian activists broke the law to stage the first gay pride march in Moscow.9 mins
Witness HistoryUS Cuts Diplomatic Ties with CubaIn January 1961, the US closed down its embassy in Cuba and withdrew all diplomatic staff9 mins
Witness HistoryAmerican Football and Brain InjuriesThe death of former NFL star Mike Webster led to questions about safety in 20029 mins
Witness HistoryThe Killing of Dian FosseyIn 1985, the celebrated gorilla expert was murdered at her research station in Rwanda.15 mins
Witness HistoryThe Georgian-Abkhaz WarIn 1992 a war erupted in the separatist Georgian territory of Abkhazia9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Death of Chinese Cockle PickersIn February 2004, 23 Chinese immigrants drowned off the coast of north-west England9 mins
Witness HistoryColossus: the World's First Electronic ComputerIn February 1944, the first electronic computer began attacking coded Nazi messages9 mins
Witness HistoryWar BridesIn 1946 tens of thousands of British women went to Canada on the first 'war brides' ship9 mins
Witness HistoryBeatlemaniaOn 7 February 1964 the pop group the Beatles were met by hysterical crowds in the USA9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Battle of the CarmensAt the 1988 Winter Olympics, an East German and an American ice dancer were vying for Gold15 mins
Witness HistoryThe Buildup to World War TwoIn 1939 tension was growing in Europe, over Nazi Germany's expansionist plans9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Search for Iraq's Weapons of Mass DestructionIn 2004, the US began to realise Saddam Hussein may not have been stockpiling WMDs9 mins
Witness HistoryWomen and the Iranian RevolutionIn 1979, the Islamic Revolution changed Iranian women's lives forever.9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Exile of Aleksandr SolzhenitsynOn 13 February 1974 the Russian dissident writer was sent into exile in the West9 mins
Witness HistoryFighting the ContrasSandinista 'Daniel Alegria' on the brutal fight with US-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua9 mins
Witness HistoryWomen and the Iranian RevolutionIn February 1979, Iran was undergoing a revolution which would lead to an Islamic state.15 mins
Witness HistoryJean-Michel BasquiatThe rise and fall of a New York graffiti artist9 mins
Witness HistoryThe True Story of "Whisky Galore"In February 1941, a ship carrying nearly 30,000 cases of whisky was wrecked in Scotland.9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Death of Deng XiaopingDeng Xiaoping's translator, Victor Gao remembers the architect of China's transformation9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Fall of Albania's Enver HoxhaIn February 1991 protesters pulled down the giant statue of Albania's communist dictator.9 mins
Witness HistoryProtests for the Mother TongueIn February 1952 thousands marched in Dhaka in defence of the Bengali language9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Exile of SolzhenitsynIn February 1974, Russia's most famous dissident writer was sent into exile in the West.15 mins
Witness HistoryStalin's 1944 DeportationsHow nearly half a million Chechen and Ingush people were deported from the North Caucasus9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Khrushchev ThawIn the 1950s Soviet citizens were allowed to buy tape recorders for the first time.9 mins
Witness HistoryThe Downfall of Jean-Bertrand AristideIn February 2004 the president of Haiti was forced out of power by a countrywide uprising9 mins