Podcasts History The History Hour 90 years of the BBC World Service

90 years of the BBC World Service

Published: Dec. 24, 2022, 11 a.m.

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Max Pearson presents a compilation of this week's Witness History programmes from the BBC World Service.

Sir Trevor McDonald reflects on the BBC's first black producer, Una Marson, and her legacy in the development of the BBC Caribbean Service.

Also, how the BBC 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: BBC)

Contributors:\\nSir Trevor McDonald, Una Marson, Debbie Ransome and Neil Nunes - BBC presenters\\nBridget Kendall - the BBC\\u2019s former Moscow correspondent \\nPeter Udell - the BBC's former controller of European Services\\nJacqueline Castillo - whose brother was a victim of the 'false positives' scandal\\nDr Aslan Doukaev - university teacher when the first Chechen war started\\nMario Sepulveda - Chilean mine disaster survivor

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