Memorable stories from witness over the last 12 months. Welcome to the special edition of witness from the British Library. Hello and welcome to a special edition of witness with me tanya beckett, here at the British Library in london. Well be looking at five of the most memorable stories from the witness team from the past 12 months. Well meet an archaeologist whos worked on the Terracotta Army site for decades in china. A friend of anti apartheid icon steve biko. And the mother of one of argentinas disappeared children. But first, after independence in 19117 india was split into two states. One of the majority muslim, the other majority hindu. The repercussions of that split are still being felt. Mohammad amir mohammea khan, the raja of mahmudabad, tells witness how partition affected his family and his home. I am Mohammad Amir mohammad khan, known as sulaiman to family and friends, the raja of mahmudabad. I am from a muslim family which once ruled a very large feudal estate, includi
Best selling soft drink are changing the formula to cut its sugar content by nearly half before a government levy on sugary drinks comes into effect. Lorna gordon has the details. It has been called scotlands other national drink, and the fizzy beverage with its distinctive orange colour has a loyal following. But the amount of sugar in irn bru is about to be halved. And not everyone is happy. I got up one morning after a night out and i is happy. I got up one morning after a night outand i had is happy. I got up one morning after a night out and i had gone to the usual irn bru and i was going through facebook and i heard the news, the sad news. Just couldnt do it. Couldnt do it. And without any option to get the original stuff. It is part of our culture, it is a Scottish National treasure. Ryan is storing bottles in his arctic. This is my stash. He is also behind a petition calling for the soft drink to remain unchanged. More than 20,000 people have now signed. The makers of irn bru s
Those who do find shelter are happy to be anywhere but outside. We see an average of 700 800 people every single day. Sometimes there are people who come in when its extremely cold who wont come in when its not so cold. A sudden drop in temperatures can hit hard anywhere. In florida, where in some parts snow fell for the first time in 30 years, cold seas saw hundreds of turtles rescued after their muscles started seizing up. As thousands of snow ploughs are deployed throughout the eastern seaboard, forecasters warn that the weekend could bring record breaking low temperatures. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather prospects. Not quite as bad here. You are quite right, not quite as bad. But we are heading for a hard frost in the far north. We may see some record breaking temperatures. Lets bask in some of the good news. It is cold out there but its beautiful from some, with lots of sunshine. A north easterly winds which makes it feel quite warm, particularly on these exposed coasts
Edition of witness with me tanya beckett, here at the British Library in london. Well be looking at five of the most memorable stories from the witness team from the past 12 months. Well meet an archaeologist whos worked on the Terracotta Army site for decades in china. A friend of anti apartheid icon steve biko. And the mother of one of argentinas disappeared children. But first after independence 119117, india was split into two states. One majority muslim, the other majority hindu. The repercussions of that split are still being felt. Mohammad amir mohammea khan, the raja of mahmudabad, tells witness how partition affected his family and his home. I am Mohammad Amir mohammad khan, known as sulaiman to family and friends, the raja of mahmudabad. I am from a muslim family which once ruled a very large feudal estate, including a beautiful palace in mahmudabad in which we still live. But the Indian Government is laying claim to my property, saying that it is enemy property. No one is pa
Museum andtional spy Smithsonian Associates cohosted this 90 minute event. We are delighted to have our own historian. Dr. Vince houghton. He is the historian and curator of the museum. He holds a phd in military history from the university of maryland, where his Research Centered on u. S. Scientific and technological intelligence in the Second World War and the cold war. It makes them ideally suited to deliver todays talk. He also got his masters degree focusing on the relationship. Etween the u. S. And russia you may get some questions focusing on our current difficulties with russia. On thetalked extensively history of u. S. Intelligence, diplomatic history, the cold war. He is a u. S. Army veteran, serving in the balkans where he assisted in civilian and military intelligence activities. We are delighted to have you as our speaker. Please help me welcome vince houghton. [applause] thank you, peter. Thank you for coming here today. Any chance to talk about the atomic spies, Nuclear