Witnesses of History

About Witnesses of History

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 episode. The readings may either dovetail with each other or be in contrast.

Publisher

Geoff Lumley

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Nov 2020

Latest episode

31 Dec 2022

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Dec 2022

   50 - The End of the Line

   We look at endings in this final edition, the end of life, the end of war, the end of the race and even the end of Man being unable to fly across the sea.

2. 

   27 Nov 2022

   49 - Advent Sunday - Babylon Has Fallen

   Advent Sunday marks our penultimate episode and, as we await the coming of the King of kings to bring in the Age of Peace, we reflect on the fall of earthly cities: Berlin in 1945 Antwerp in 1576 Moscow in 1812 and San Francisco in 1906

3. 

   12 Nov 2022

   48 -Native communities and Coronations

   The first recording since the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we remember the coronation of Queen Victoria and have a mixed bag of reports from the burning of the Reichstag to the native communities of Scandinavia and South America as well as the death of a chimney sweep's lad.

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