I Witnessed History
Where were you when 9/11 happened? When Harry married Meghan? When Margaret Thatcher resigned? The Telegraph’s journalists were right there. Each week they tell us what happened when they witnessed history.
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Episodes
The day The Telegraph exposed MPs’ Expenses
The Telegraph’s Christopher Hope was there when the 2009 MPs’ Expenses Scandal broke. In fact, he broke it. One hard drive, thousands of pages of expense claims covering every MP in the country, and nine days to wade through them before the first story would go to print. Christopher takes us inside the biggest story of his career, and the biggest parliamentary scandal in a generation. Watch Chris talk about that day in a video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/29w2AAO1OBs|For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://telegraph.co.uk/audio |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15/02/22•12m 52s
The day Live Aid rocked the world
Telegraph Features Writer Mick Brown was in Wembley Stadium during Live Aid, 1985. From one man’s vision to halt famine in Ethiopia, to a stadium packed with 72,000 fans and a television audience of over a billion, Mick Brown relives the world’s most famous rock concert. He captures the atmosphere, the spectacle and the scope of this unique event, and its legacy three decades later. Watch Mick talk about that day in a video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/IE7bAGR_Iuk|Revisit that historic day: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiveAidOfficial |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://telegraph.co.uk/audio |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04/02/22•12m 6s
The day Margaret Thatcher fell
The Telegraph’s Assistant Editor Philip Johnston was in Paris when Margaret Thatcher's power started to slip. It was the beginning of the end of the Iron Lady’s reign - and it played out in a cobbled courtyard in the French capital. Philip takes us to the Paris summit where world leaders debated a new world order after the Cold War, as votes to oust the Prime Minister were counted back in Westminster. Watch Philip talk about that day in a video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/KUzkdo9Phbw |For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://telegraph.co.uk/audio |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28/01/22•11m 11s
The day Harry married Meghan
The Telegraph’s Associate Editor Camilla Tominey was in Windsor the day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. It was to mark an entirely new chapter for the prince - and for the Royal Family. Camilla takes us inside the first page of that chapter, from rushing to see the carriage procession, to her ringside seat for the refreshingly different ceremony.Watch Camilla talk about that day in a video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/W4itNrBLfy8|For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://telegraph.co.uk/audio |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21/01/22•11m 39s
The day the Twin Towers fell
Telegraph photographer Heathcliff O'Malley was in New York the day two planes flew into the World Trade Centre in downtown Manhattan. A seismic event that reshaped the global response to terrorism, security, privacy and immigration. Heathcliff tells us how it really unfolded, from the dust, noise and chaos, to a quietly haunting moment with a woman searching for her father.Watch Heathcliff talk about that day in a video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2ERtBGcC8|For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: https://telegraph.co.uk/audio|See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07/01/22•11m 2s
Introducing I Witnessed History
Moments the world changed, as told by people who were there. Join Telegraph journalists as they relive the day they witnessed history.I Witnessed History launches January 2022.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06/12/21•1m 33s