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The Gwangju massacre

The Gwangju massacre

South Korea's Gwangju uprising; changing the way we eat; plus protecting Congo's forests

The History Hour · BBC World Service

May 30, 202049m 45s

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Show Notes

Forty years on from the Gwangju uprising in South Korea, the book that changed the way we eat, plus the dangers of being a Congolese conservationist. Also, revealing accounts of British wartime leader Winston Churchill from his doctor, and the pioneering African-American dress designer who designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress.

Photo: soldiers beating men in Gwangju in May 1980. Credit: 5.18 Memorial Foundation/AFP via Getty Images