'Hot Autumn' and Tutankhamun

The History Hour

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🗓️ 18 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Ilaria Favretto, Affiliate Professor at Kingston University in London, who tells us about the history of workers' protests across Europe.

The programme begins with a former union leader describing Italy's 'Hot Autumn' of 1969 when protests erupted. Then, we hear the archaeologist Howard Carter's remarkable account of opening the burial chamber of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian Pharaoh, 100 years ago.

In the second half of the programme, we hear about the creation of Pokémon, and the coronation of Denmark's first Queen in 600 years. Finally, an American woman tells us how she became a Muay Thai boxing champion.

Contributors: Ilaria Favretto - Affiliate Professor at Kingston University in London. Renzo Baricelli - Italian union leader. Howard Carter - British archaeologist. Akihito Tomisawa - Pokémon developer. Kjeld Olesen - Danish politician. Sylvie Von Duuglas-Ittu - Muay Thai boxer.

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0:29.7	Hello and welcome to the History Hour podcast from the BBC with me Max Pearson
0:34.3	the past brought to life by those who are there as related on the World Service
0:38.0	witness history programs this week 100 years since the opening of Tooten-Karmun's burial chamber.
0:44.0	As my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist.
0:51.0	Strange animals, statues statues and gold.
0:55.0	Also, the coronation of Queen Margaretta of Denmark in 1972.
0:59.4	I heard the officer making a deep sigh and he said oh monarchy is saved.
1:07.0	Plus the American woman who became Queen of the Thai boxing ring and the humble beginnings of the
1:12.3	worldwide gaming phenomenon
1:14.0	Pokemon. It was unpredicted. I never expected it to be so popular around the world.
1:18.6	I thought it might be released outside Japan but I didn't expect it to be a worldwide hit.
1:24.0	That's all coming up in the podcast, but first we're going back to a key moment in the history of
1:28.6	industrial relations in Italy. In 1969 and 1970, thousands of workers went on strike protesting against low pay and poor working conditions.
1:38.0	It became known as the Hot Autumn.
1:41.0	Vicky Farncombe has spoken to a man at the heart of the protests who worked at the
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