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Italian history
Pink Floyd's controversial 1989 concert in Venice, and film star Gina Lollobrigida

Creating Mr Men and the Austrian wine scandal
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes

Chile’s Penguin Revolution and the 5,000-year-old frozen mummy
Children march in protest in Chile and a perfectly preserved mummy is found in the Alps

The priest behind a new airport and Agatha Christie
An hour of historical reporting told by the people who were there

The birth of the modern fitted kitchen and the creation of Cluedo
A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes

The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed
Isabel Allende's debut novel in 1982 and a controversial piece of art in 1999

The American Freedom Train and the invention of text messaging
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes

The history of toys
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes

Norway’s sushi contribution and Laurel and Hardy’s Christmas
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes

Banky's 'Dismaland' and the Paris climate agreement
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes