The House of the Spirits and Tracey Emin's unmade bed
Published: January 10, 2026
Duration: 1:01:13
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. This programme contains distressing details.
Our guest is Bárbara Fernández Melleda, Assistant Professor in Latin American Studies at the University of Hong Kong.
We start with Chilean author Isabel Allende on her debut novel, The House of the Spirits, in 1982 which reflects Chile’s 20th century history.
Then, we hear the memories of a soldier injured in the Battle of Gallipoli.
The recollections of a mother who lost both her daughters in a crow...