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Witness History Episodes

  1. The Prague Spring

    In January 1968 the reformist Alexander Dubcek became leader of the Czech Communist party

  2. WW1 Survivors Drowned on Way Home

    In 1919, more than 200 sailors died metres from home, off a Scottish island

  3. First Episode of Mr Bean

    How did an almost completely silent comic character become such a hit?

  4. The Biggest Rock Concert Ever

    Rod Stewart played to an audience of 4 million on Copacabana beach on New Year's Eve 1994

  5. The Hong Kong Riots of 1967

    Striking workers and students filled the streets calling for an end to British rule.

  6. The Beginning of Reality TV

    A young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show in December 1999

  7. The Casa Pia Scandal in Portugal

    How allegations of sexual abuse at a well-known children's home shocked Portugal

  8. The Battle of the Bulge

    The last major German attack on the Western Allies in World War II, Winter 1944

  9. Radio Caroline

    In 1964 a 'pirate' radio station began broadcasting from a ship off the coast of England

  10. The Christmas Truce

    On Christmas Eve 1914, British and German soldiers exchanged gifts and sang carols

  11. The Making of Kind of Blue

    Drummer Jimmy Cobb recalls playing with Miles Davis on the album that changed jazz forever

  12. Two Years Living up a Tree

    Julia Butterfly Hill lived in an ancient redwood tree for 738 days to protect it

  13. Nepal Peace Deal

    In 2006 the Nepalese government and Maoists signed a peace accord ending 10 years of war

  14. The Disappearance of Glenn Miller

    American bandleader Glenn Miller went missing over the English Channel in December, 1944

  15. The US Breaks Ties with Cuba

    President Eisenhower broke relations with Cuba and closed the American Embassy in 1961

  16. Goan Independence

    In December 1961, Goa became the last part of India to break free of colonial rule

  17. The Timisoara Uprising

    Protests which led to the collapse of communism in Romania began on 16 December 1989

  18. Gone With The Wind

    The premiere of one of the most successful films ever made on 15 December 1939

  19. Baboon Aids Experiment

    Aids patient Jeff Getty was given a bone marrow transplant from a baboon in December 1995

  20. The Kyoto Protocol

    In December 1997, the first global treaty on greenhouse gas emissions was agreed in Kyoto

  21. Miles Davis and Kind of Blue

    Drummer Jimmy Cobb recalls playing on Kind of Blue, the most successful jazz album ever

  22. The Hunt for BRCA2

    The frantic search for one of the hereditary 'breast cancer genes'

  23. The 'Execution' of Oliver Cromwell

    In 1661 the body of the British ruler Oliver Cromwell was dug up for ritual execution

  24. The Holiday Inn in Beirut

    During the Lebanese civil war the hotel district in Beirut became a battlefield.

  25. The Release of Terry Anderson

    Journalist Terry Anderson was freed after being held hostage in Beirut

  26. Britain's First Woman MP

    On this day 100 years ago Lady Nancy Astor was elected to British parliament

  27. The Berkeley Free Speech Movement

    How California students won the right to demonstrate on university property

  28. The Hong Kong Riots of 1967

    Striking workers and students filled the streets calling for an end to British rule.

  29. The Destruction of the Bridge at Mostar, Bosnia

    The famous landmark the old Ottoman bridge was destroyed in the Balkans War in 1993

  30. Australia's Rabbit Plague

    The battle against billions of rabbits devastating the Australian countryside

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