90 years of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
Sir Trevor McDonald reflects on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's first black producer, Una Marson, and her legacy in the development of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Caribbean Service.
Max Pearson presents a compilation of this week's Witness History programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
Sir Trevor McDonald reflects on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's first black producer, Una Marson, and her legacy in the development of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Caribbean Service.
Also, how the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ managed to broadcast through the Iron Curtain, Colombia's false positives scandal and the incredible rescue of 33 miners trapped in Chile.
(Photo: Sir Trevor McDonald. Credit: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)
Contributors:
Sir Trevor McDonald, Una Marson, Debbie Ransome and Neil Nunes - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ presenters
Bridget Kendall - the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s former Moscow correspondent
Peter Udell - the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's former controller of European Services
Jacqueline Castillo - whose brother was a victim of the 'false positives' scandal
Dr Aslan Doukaev - university teacher when the first Chechen war started
Mario Sepulveda - Chilean mine disaster survivor
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- Christmas Eve 2022 14:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet
- Christmas Day 2022 20:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Tue 27 Dec 2022 00:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except South Asia
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