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Witness History Episodes

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    The Death of Steve Biko

    The authorities said he'd starved himself to death, but he died from head injuries

  2. Phoolan Devi - Bandit Queen

    It is 30 years since a teenage Indian woman spread fear in the North East of the country.

  3. Mo Farah

    How a London school sports teacher changed the life of the Somali-born Olympic champion.

  4. Nehru and Edwina

    Lady Pamela Hicks talks about her mother's love for India's first post-independence leader

  5. The "Last Indian"

    How a Yahi Indian called Ishi emerged from the Northern Californian wilderness in 1911.

  6. Attack on Springboks in New Zealand

    In 1981 anti-apartheid protestors used a plane to attack South African rugby players.

  7. Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty: 15 years in a foreign Embassy

    In 1956 a Hungarian Cardinal sought refuge in the US Embassy in Budapest.

  8. The Riot in Chicago in 1968

    The riot that overshadowed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968

  9. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mr Universe

    Arnold Schwarzenegger and bodybuilding in the 1960s.

  10. Farzad Bazoft - Observer journalist in Baghdad

    In 1989 the Observer journalist was arrested and accused of spying for Britain.

  11. The Death of Princess Diana

    The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, killed in a car crash on 31 August 1997.

  12. East Timor Referendum

    How East Timor's vote for independence in 1999 sparked violence by pro-Indonesia militias.

  13. Soviet Protest Pioneers

    How seven Soviet intellectuals held a pioneering protest in Moscow in 1968.

  14. Bobby Fischer

    In 1972, chess makes headlines as volatile American Bobby Fischer becomes world champion.

  15. The Great Train Robbery

    In August 1963, thieves stole over £2 million from a London bound Royal Mail train.

  16. The Suicide of Yukio Mishima

    A friend remembers the dramatic death of one of Japan's greatest 20th century writers.

  17. The Death of Getulio Vargas

    The death of a president that shocked Brazil.

  18. Hurricane Andrew

    How broadcasting throughout a devastating storm made a Miami weatherman into a local hero.

  19. Windies Make England Grovel

    The year the England cricket captain said he was going to make the West Indies "grovel".

  20. Assassination of Leon Trotsky

    The assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotksy in Mexico City in 1940.

  21. Jacqueline Du Pre

    Jacqueline Du Pre makes one of the most famous classical recordings of the 20th Century.

  22. Woodstock

    The Woodstock music festival has come to symbolise much of the idealism of the 1960s.

  23. The Assassination of Ruth First

    The parcel bomb attack that killed anti-apartheid activist Ruth First in 1982.

  24. Elvis - The Comeback Special

    How a 1968 television special revived the career of the King of Rock and Roll.

  25. The Last Viceroy of India

    The daughter of the last British viceroy in India remembers the transfer of power in 1947.

  26. US Occupation of Japan

    For six years following the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the US.

  27. The Founding of Napster

    Shawn Fanning talks about how he founded the file sharing website Napster.

  28. The Battle for Mount Longdon

    An Argentine soldier and a British soldier tell their stories of the Falklands War.

  29. The Plot To Kill Franco

    The Scottish anarchist and the plot to kill General Franco.

  30. Abebe Bikila the barefoot runner

    At the 1960 Olympics in Rome an Ethiopian athlete stunned the world.

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