<p>Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.</p><p>We hear the story of the pianist who played on when Damascus was bombed and the Christians who met in secret.</p><p>Plus how William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies, the handover of Macau to China in 1999 and the start of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.</p><p>This episode contains descriptions of violence, which some listeners may find distressing. </p><p>Contributors:
Aeham Ahmad - the Pianist of Yarmouk.
Dr Gillian Howell - Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
Naghmeh Panahi - founder of a network of secret 'house churches' in Iran.
Miguel Senna Fernandes - former member of the Macau Legislative Council.
Judy Carver - William Golding's daughter.
Campbell McLaren - co-creator of UFC.</p><p>(Photo: Aeham Ahmad, the Pianist of Yarmouk and other Palestinian musician refugees in Damascus, in Syria, in 2014. Credit: Rame Alsayed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)</p>
