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Skiing and two-headed dogs

Published: Feb. 24, 2024, 12:30 a.m.

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week\u2019s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about the famous ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb.

In 2003, the venue won its bid to host the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. Hugh Smythe, known as one of the \u2018founding fathers\u2019 of Whistler, has been sharing his memories of the mountain. We also have former Winter Olympian and BBC presenter, Chemmy Alcott, to walk us through the long history of skiing.

Plus, how the tiny island nation of American Samoa suffered the worst defeat ever in international football.

Also, the shocking creation of a two-headed dog by a Soviet scientist.

The murder of transgender woman in Honduras during a military coup in 2009.

And, a long-running dispute over the final resting place of Christopher Columbus\u2019 ashes.

Contributors: \nHugh Smythe \u2014 One of the \u2018founding fathers\u2019 of Whistler. \nChemmy Alcott \u2014 Former Winter Olympian and TV presenter. \nNicky Salapu\u2014American Samoa goalkeeper. \nIgor Konstantinov \u2014 Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. \nClaudia Spelman \u2014 LGBT activist. \nAngelita Baeyens \u2014 Human rights lawyer. \nSamuel Bisono \u2014 Tour guide and historian.

(Photo: Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. Credit: James MacDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images)