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The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed
Isabel Allende's debut novel in 1982 and a controversial piece of art in 1999

The American Freedom Train and the invention of text messaging
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes

The history of toys
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes

Norway’s sushi contribution and Laurel and Hardy’s Christmas
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes

Banky's 'Dismaland' and the Paris climate agreement
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes

Nigerian history
Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes

Literary hoaxes and an underground cathedral
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes

Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain and ending the Bosnian war
King Juan Carlos takes the throne in 1975 and the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995

Speed of Sound and prosecuting Nazis
The first major war crimes trial in 1945 and breaking the sound barrier in 1947

The largest dinosaur and creating Miffy
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes