BBC World Service ·

Witness History

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 03:50 – 04:00 UK time

Psychologist Harry Harlow conducted a series of experiments on baby rhesus monkeys in the late 1950s which would become some of the most controversial in modern science.

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Friday 9 October 2026, 03:50 – 04:00

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Friday 9 October 2026, 12:50 – 13:00

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Friday 9 October 2026, 18:50 – 19:00

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Saturday 10 October 2026, 03:50 – 04:00

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Sunday 11 October 2026, 08:48 – 08:58

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Sunday 11 October 2026, 08:48 – 08:58

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Sunday 11 October 2026, 17:00 – 17:10

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Sunday 11 October 2026, 17:00 – 17:10

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Witness History

Monday 12 October 2026, 08:50 – 09:00

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Witness History

Monday 12 October 2026, 12:50 – 13:00

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Witness History

Monday 12 October 2026, 18:50 – 19:00

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Witness History

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 03:50 – 04:00

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Witness History

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 08:50 – 09:00

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Witness History

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 12:50 – 13:00

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Witness History

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 18:50 – 19:00

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Witness History

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 08:50 – 09:00

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BBC World Service

Witness History

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 12:50 – 13:00

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BBC World Service

Witness History

Wednesday 14 October 2026, 18:50 – 19:00

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