Belgium’s royal affair and Montenegro gains independence

Podcast: The History Hour · BBC World Service

Opublikowano: 2026-05-23

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. First, the story of the Belgian teenager who exposed a scandal within the country’s Royal Family in 1999. Our guest, Professor Kate Williams takes us through some other royal scandals from history. We hear how a group of women set up an underground newspaper in communist Poland and how an E-Coli outbreak caused one of Canada’s worst public health emergencies. Plus, how Montenegro achieved independence from Serbia through a 2006 referendum. Our sporting stor...