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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week\\u2019s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.

This week, we\\u2019re looking at the birth of a new African nation \\u2013 Zambia - in 1964, and find out how the country got its name. We also learn more about life after independence with our guest Dr Alfred Tembo, head of history of the University of Zambia.

Elsewhere, two survivors of a series of terrifying gun attacks in Mumbai talk about their experiences. And there\\u2019s a look back to 2003, when the worst heatwave in centuries caused thousands of deaths across Europe, and led to a health crisis in Paris.

Plus, we hear extracts from the lost memoirs of Manchester United goalkeeper Les Sealey. He recorded them before his death and the tapes were discovered years later.

And finally, the invention of bubble tea, a creation that would change the tea drinking world. The first cup was sold in a tea shop in Taiwan in 1987.

Contributors:

Mulenga Kapwepwe \\u2013 daughter of Simon Kapwepwe, fighter for Zambia\\u2019s independence\\nDr Alfred Tembo \\u2013 head of history, University of Zambia\\nDevika Rotawan \\u2013 survivor of gun attack in Mumbai\\nArun Jadhav \\u2013 policeman and survivor of gun attack in Mumbai\\nDr Patrick Pelloux - emergency doctor at St Antoine Hospital in Paris\\nLes Sealey \\u2013 former Manchester United goalkeeper\\nLiu Han-Chieh \\u2013 tea leaf seller and shop owner\\nLin Xiuhu \\u2013 developer of bubble tea

(Photo: Celebrations after Zambian election, 1991. Credit: Walter Dhladhla/AFP via Getty Images)