Witness History

September 29, 2023

BBC WS radio’s ‘The History Hour’ recycles 2017 inaccuracy

Previously we looked at five editions of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’...

September 28, 2023

BBC WS radio’s ‘Witness History’ does Oslo Accords week

Between September 11th and 15th the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’ aired fi...

June 13, 2021

No novelties in BBC’s periodic ‘Operation Opera’ portrayal

Over the past decade and a half, the BBC has repeatedly used the date June 7th to promote the notion...

November 10, 2020

BBC WS radio errs on organisation of November 1995 peace rally

On November 4th BBC World Service radio aired an edition of the programme ‘Witness History’ titl...

October 1, 2020

BBC re-promotion of a one-sided programme from July

On September 25th the BBC World Service radio Twitter account posted a link to an audio report: The ...

July 16, 2020

A BBC WS radio history programme’s selective history

The July 13th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’ was titled “T...

May 8, 2020

BBC WS radio’s pick ‘n’ mix Middle East history

The April 29th edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Witness History’ – titled “...