RT @bbcworldservice: The murder of Maurizio Gucci - on 27 March 1995, the former head of the famous fashion house was shot dead in Milan, I…

30 years ago, fashion heir Maurizio Gucci was shot dead outside his office in Milan The murder case became known as the 'trial of the century' I spoke to the police detective who arrested Maurizio's ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani, for the @bbcworldservice

RT @bbcworldservice: 'I wrote Schindler's List' - Thomas Keneally stumbled across the story of Oskar Schindler while buying a briefcase. 🎧…

RT @bbcworldservice: “I thought maybe a huge truck or some monster has come into my house.” On 17 January 1995 a devastating earthquake st…

🙌 So glad @JoMcDermott’s Archive on 4 was picked too! 🎉 👏 Such a great, funny, emotional listen 💕 feat. ABBA, a fuzzy green monster and a banger about democracy 🎶 “I’m not sure how to follow that…” 😂 #pedagogicalpop 📻

🇯🇵 30 years ago today, an earthquake devastated the city of Kobe, in Japan More than 6,000 people died 📻 I spoke to a survivor @kihopa07 for the @bbcworldservice about how he had to jump from his balcony to escape & how the mafia staffed soup kitchens:

RT @JoMcDermott: Tonight’s Archive on 4 on ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ is about the BBC’s teaching of English abroad since 1943 featuring my father, Miria…

💼 In 1980, author Thomas Keneally was buying a briefcase, when he stumbled upon a story that would change his life... 📕 Schindler's List went on to become one of the most famous books and films in the world 🎙️ & I could have spoken to him all day! 📻

RT @elizabethalker: Such a pleasure to present this week’s @BBCRadio4 Pick of the Week - so much amazing radio to choose from but highlight…

Thanks for picking my programme on the Charlie Hebdo attack @elizabethalker It was an honour to speak to Riss about how he survived and continues to work there Listen to the full episode here:

10 years ago today, 2 gunmen stormed the offices of ⁦the French magazine @Charlie_Hebdo_⁩ 12 people were shot dead I spoke to Riss, one of the cartoonists who survived for the ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩

🙌 Thanks for picking my programme on the Irish Marriage bar @earlymodernjohn ! 🇮🇪 I loved speaking to Bernie 👰 📻 In case anyone wants to listen to the full ep:

🗳️ 25 years ago, Australians voted on whether to become a republic + remove the Queen as their head of state 👑 Nearly 55% voted no 📻 I spoke to former PM @TurnbullMalcolm for the @bbcworldservice :

🌍 50 years ago, the BBC launched the world's first teletext service 💡 They called it Ceefax, which meant 'see facts' 📺 Viewers could read the news through their TV whenever they wanted! 📻 I spoke to the first editor's son for the @bbcworldservice

🤔 Ever wondered what the deepest man-made hole in the world is? 🤯 The Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia, which is 12,262m deep! 🏗️ In 1970, Soviet scientists started drilling to see what was inside the Earth's crust 📻 @bbcworldservice:

CORRECTION: He rescued them on 16 November! They became trapped on 13 November, as the programme states.

RT @bbcworldservice: On 13 November 1989, 65 miners were rescued from the Mahabir Coal Mine, in India. 🎧 Hear the events that have shaped…

🙏 Thanks so much for picking my episode of Witness History about the legendary Jaswant “Capsule” Singh Gill 🙌 📻 Listen to the full ep on why he was such a hero here: