The mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry and surviving 9/11

Podcast: The History Hour · BBC World Service

Opublikowano: 2026-09-12

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear how a French curator uncovered lost documents showing that the Nazis researched the Bayeux Tapestry during World War Two. Our guest, Professor Catherine Clarke, takes us through the finer details of the famous medieval tapestry. Plus, communist fighters struggling to survive while following Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War in 1935. The firefighter who survived the collapse of the North Tower with his crew during the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The Irish woman...