Gill Kearsley

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Gill Kearsley

Gill Kearsley

@GillKearsley

Journalist/Radio and podcast producer. Loves Manchester. Views are mine & not those of the BBC.

Manchester Katılım Mart 2009
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Borobudur Temple in Indonesia reopened in 1983, following a restoration project. 🎧 Hear the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there bbc.in/4fvzrhs
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There are people who can contact astronauts on the space station from their own home! 🧑‍🚀 Amateur radio enthusiast Maggie Iaquinto was one of them. She was the first person to speak to a cosmonaut on the Mir Space Station in 1990 🎧 bbc.in/4eCPIiY
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The Estonia ferry disaster 🎧 Hear the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. bbc.in/3U8HIyH
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In 1992, a photograph of Princess Diana alone on a bench in front of the Taj Mahal became one of the most famous photos in the world. Anwar Hussein was the photographer and tells @GillKearsley how he captured the moment bbc.in/3wxZylV
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On 18 April 2014, an avalanche on Mount Everest killed 16 Nepali mountain guides. It was one of the deadliest days in Everest's history. Hear more on Witness History 🎧 bbc.in/3JpiqXa
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What a game! AGSB come, from 0-2 down to run out 4-3 winners! National finals here we come. Well done all involved #agsbsport 🟢🔴⚫️🏑
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Witness History on the World Service is a brilliant podcast that gets no publicity at all. Short episodes about the Nazis, the first Labradoodle, Debbie McGee’s role in the Iranian revolution….
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THE STORY OF NORWAY'S BIGGEST TRAITOR! At the start of #WW2 in 1939 fascist 🇳🇴politician Vidkun Quisling travelled to Berlin in secret to convince Adolf Hitler to invade Norway. It had disastrous consequences... (1/8) THREAD👇 #TheTraitors #History bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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This collection of 10,000 human brains is thought to be the largest of its kind in the world. Whilst used for important research, they were collected without consent from patients who died in Denmark's psychiatric institutions up until the 1980s 🎧 bbc.in/4a9mGpJ
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Do you have a best pal who's totally different to you? When baby hippo Owen struck up an unlikely friendship with elderly tortoise Mzee - the pair gained worldwide fame. ❤️ 🐢 🦛 Hear more on Witness History bbc.in/3G2PdPV
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“He didn't just wind up fixing things, he wound up indirectly fixing people." Engineer Sheldon Kaplan was the lead inventor of the EpiPen but was never recognised for it in his lifetime. Thanks to @michaelkaplan for talking to me about his amazing dad. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
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In 1978, British showbiz star Debbie McGee was a dancer with the Iranian National Ballet Company. She found herself caught up in the start of the Iranian revolution. Here's how she escaped ⬇️ bbc.in/49CDJR0
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In 2013, a small environmental protest began in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. Actor and activist @memetalialabora recalls how one social media post not only changed his life, but led to widespread civil unrest across Turkey. bbc.in/3Qws0Me
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On this day, 50 years ago, American heartthrobs The Osmonds were met by hysterical crowds when their plane touched down in London. Hear @donnyosmond's memories of when "Osmond-mania" swept the UK 🎧 bbc.in/48YCjjl
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In June 2000, leaders from North and South Korea met for the first time since the Korean War. It was a big moment for the divided nation. Witness History 🎧 bbc.in/3EeyDf8
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The first laughter club started in Mumbai in 1995, and it turned out to be contagious. 😆 😂 More from Witness History: bbc.in/3OD1Sgx
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