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Witness History: Archive 2014

Witness History: Archive 2014

BBC World Service

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

259 - The Biggest Rock Concert Ever
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  • 259 - The Biggest Rock Concert Ever

    What does rock megastar Rod Stewart remember most about playing to 4 million people on Copacabana beach on New Year's Eve 1994? Well... it's not nice.

    Photo: Rod Stewart at the BBC.

    Wed, 31 Dec 2014
  • 258 - The Beginning of Reality TV

    In December 1999 a young Dutch man, Bart Spring in't Veld, won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show. It was to be the start of a global television phenomenon.

    But for 22-year-old Bart the victory proved to be a mixed blessing.

    Photo: Big Brother winner Bart Spring in't Veld, Credit: Endemol

    Tue, 30 Dec 2014
  • 257 - The Casa Pia Scandal in Portugal

    In 2004, some of the most high-profile people in Portugual went on trial on charges of sexuallly abusing boys from a children's home called Casa Pia. Six defendants were eventually found guilty, including a famous televison presenter. Simon Watts talks to Pedro Namora, a lawyer who campaigned for the Casa Pia victims.

    Photo: Getty Images.

    Mon, 29 Dec 2014
  • 256 - The Battle of the Bulge

    Fought during the winter months of 1944, it was the last major German attack on the Western Allies in World War II. Witness speaks to Keith Davis, an American survivor of the Battle of the Bulge.

    Photo: American tanks in Belgium in January 1945. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

    Fri, 26 Dec 2014
  • 255 - Radio Caroline

    In 1964 a 'pirate' radio station began broadcasting from a ship off the coast of England, in defiance of British law. Keith Skues was one of the first DJs on Radio Caroline. He tells Witness about the difficulties, and the fun, they had on board.

    Photo: Radio Caroline's ship Mi Amigo at anchor off East Anglia, Credit: Evening Standard/Getty Images

    Thu, 25 Dec 2014
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