Witness History
History told by the people who were there. For nine minutes every weekday, Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
Episodes (2815 available)
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
11 mins
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government
11 mins
In 1963 as Kenya gained independence, one of the last Mau Mau fighters laid down her arms
11 mins
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya
11 mins
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions
11 mins
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday
11 mins
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule
9 mins
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule
10 mins
In 1988, an idea was born to plant trees to offset effects of a coal-fired power plant
9 mins
City of God was filmed in 2001 using children from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas as actors
10 mins