Bonus: Introducing: The History Bureau

奖励:介绍:历史局

The Documentary Podcast

2026-01-21

28 分钟
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If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that draft turns out to be flawed? The History Bureau revisits the defining stories of our times with the reporters who first covered them. What did they get right first time around? And, in the chaos and confusion of unfolding events, what did they miss? Season 1: Putin and the Apartment Bombs. In September 1999, just weeks after a 46-year-old Vladimir Putin became Prime Minister, four bombs blew up four apartment buildings across Russia, killing hundreds of people while they slept. The attacks plunged the country into panic. Families fled their homes. Residents patrolled their blocks around the clock. An entire nation paralyzed by fear. But who did it? It's a mystery that has fuelled some chilling theories. The government blamed Chechen militants. Many reporters agreed. But then the whispers started. Was something even more sinister going on? If you're in the UK, listen first to The History Bureau on BBC Sounds - or elsewhere in the world, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
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  • In our first series, Putin and the Apartment Bombs,

  • we explore one of the most contested and consequential stories in modern Russia.

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  • They say that when a bomb goes off, you feel it before you hear it.

  • The explosives create a shockwave that pushes walls inwards, disintegrates glass, compresses air.

  • And for a brief moment, there's just silence.

  • Then you hear it.