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Witness History Episodes

  1. 06/11/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  2. 05/11/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  3. Brazil's Mariana dam disaster

    In 2015, the Fundão dam collapsed near Mariana, causing a major environmental disaster

  4. 03/11/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  5. 02/11/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  6. 30/10/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  7. 29/10/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  8. 28/10/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  9. Bonn v Berlin: how Germany chose its capital

    In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to choose its new capital

  10. The Siege of Paris

    In 1870, the city of Paris was encircled by the Prussian army

  11. 23/10/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  12. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  13. Malta’s divorce referendum

    In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised

  14. How Ten Canoes made cinema history

    In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created

  15. Gerald Durrell's mission to save species from extinction

    In 1959, the writer Gerald Durrell opened the gates to a new kind of zoo

  16. Declaring chimpanzees an endangered species

    In 1990, human’s closest living relatives were declared endangered for the first time

  17. When Dian Fossey was murdered

    American gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in 1985 in the mountains of Rwanda

  18. Washoe: The chimp who learnt to sign

    By 1970 Washoe the chimp was thought to be the first non-human to learn a human language

  19. Harry Harlow's monkeys and the study of human attachment

    Harry Harlow's controversial monkey tests in the 1950s transformed ideas on attachment

  20. The first monkeys to survive space travel

    On 28 May 1959, the USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive.

  21. The boy behind the creation of the Winnie-the-Pooh books

    In 1926, the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published, inspired by a young boy's toys

  22. How rats were trained to clear landmines

    In 2004, the world's first team of rats were cleared to be used in demining operations

  23. The mirrors that lit up a dark Norwegian town

    In 2013, Rjukan saw winter sunshine for the first time – thanks to an unusual invention

  24. Egypt’s President Sadat is assassinated

    In October 1981, President Anwar Sadat was assassinated at a military parade

  25. The Peruvian pilots who secretly delivered fighter jets during the Falklands War

    In June 1982, Peru sent fighter jets to help Argentina combat the UK

  26. Boer War: Siege of Ladysmith

    In 1899, British troops faced a four-month siege in South Africa (R)

  27. The Dead Sea Scrolls

    In 1947, a missing goat led to a remarkable archaeological discovery

  28. The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan

    In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan

  29. Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling

    In 2012, cave art found in Indonesia challenged the idea that storytelling began in Europe

  30. The birth of Jodrell Bank

    In 1957, building finished on what was then the largest radio telescope in the world

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