The battle of Mandalay and the New World screwworm

Podcast: The History Hour · BBC World Service

Opublikowano: 2026-08-22

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dr Elisabeth Fondren, Associate Professor of Journalism at St John's University in New York, USA. We start by hearing some groundbreaking frontline reporting from the Battle of Mandalay in World War Two. Then, we hear how in 1950s Canada, a controversial government scheme saw the relocation of nearly 30 thousand people. Next, a pioneering scientist on his role in the fight against a flesh-eating parasite, the New World screwworm in the 1950s. <p...