Josephine McDermott

It’s 10 years since a history-making phone call. President Goodluck Jonathan phoned his election opponent to concede defeat. It was the first time it had happened in Africa’s biggest democracy, Nigeria. President Jonathan’s media aide recalls the moment https://t.co/X2oWSgUNSQ

RT @bbcworldservice: The Germanwings plane crash - General David Galtier recalls search operation in 2015. 🎧 Hear the events that have sha…

RT @BBCArchive: Archive on 4 looks into the history of the BBC's language learning enterprise in Do You Speak English?, available now on @B…

RT @BBCArchive: In the 1960s, two of Britain's biggest global stars were pretty much unknown in the UK. Walter and Connie (Brian McDermott…

A cracking Witness History today from ⁦@VickyFarncombe⁩ Richard Nixon’s contingency speech in case the moon landing astronauts never made it home in 1969. Written two days before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ https://t.co/AMzPa3PuMn

RT @bbcworldservice: Discovering the structure of haemoglobin - Dr Max Perutz made one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th c…

“It’s like falling in love, discovering a new continent and winning a great victory all at one” What a description of a scientific discovery! #MaxPerutz ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ ⁦@Cambridge_Uni⁩ https://t.co/ZcTmrETF9N

Thank you ⁦@OwainWynEvans⁩ for selecting Mary Fisher’s interview about her ‘A Whisper of AIDS’ speech for Witness History ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ as a Pick of the Week ⁦@maryfisherart⁩ https://t.co/ZEM8WvJ5hD

In 1992 Mary Fisher didn’t expect to see her sons aged 4 and 2 grow up. She gave a speech to challenge the stigma of HIV and AIDS. It’s ranked 1 of the most important of the 20th century in the US. She reflected on it with me ⁦⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ https://t.co/5SWhrlak52

When you’re the most famous foreigner in China… In 1981 English lessons were watched on TV by about 500 million people there. Kathy Flower tells me what that was like ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ https://t.co/1gXIplAClH

“One of my standout favourites this week” Thank you ⁦@claudiahammond⁩ for picking Archive on 4: Do You Speak English? as a @BBCRadio4⁩ Pick of the Week https://t.co/MBYcoioanV

RT @antainemacaoidh: POTW provides lessons in English, the Grundy accent, wrestling and opera for dogs with @claudiahammond at the lectern:…

The History Hour was presented by me this week ⁦@bbcworldservice⁩ sitting in for Max Pearson. A fascinating mix of historic moments as ever https://t.co/BK8oBp6zFz

It’s so great to hear that people have enjoyed Archive on 4: Do You Speak English? Some of the stars of the programme: Miriam Margolyes, Jeffrey Smith at the BBC archive, Robert Jan from Nits and the band performing in the Netherlands https://t.co/LvA6TOcgTm

RT @rhenaylor: 💼 In 1980, author Thomas Keneally was buying a briefcase, when he stumbled upon a story that would change his life... 📕 Sch…

RT @McDonaldScott_: Our first collaboration with the BBC was an English teaching TV programme ‘Walter and Connie’ in 1962. Journalist @JoMc…

RT @robertpopper: Absolutely loved this. Such a great listen. So well made.