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Witness History Episodes

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    The men who tried to warn us about smoking

    When doctors said cigarette smokers were dying prematurely the UK government did little.

  2. The curse of Agent Orange

    One woman's battle against the toxic legacy of the Vietnam War

  3. The Columbia space shuttle disaster

    The US space shuttle disintegrated on its way back to Earth on February 1, 2003.

  4. The true story of Roma

    The student massacre in México portrayed in Alfonso Cuarón's award-winning movie.

  5. Maastricht: The birth of the European Union

    In 1992 European ministers signed a treaty towards greater economic and political unity.

  6. Confessions of a Soviet alcoholic

    How a homeless Russian drunk wrote a secret classic

  7. British Cameroons' historic referendum

    The 1961 vote lies at the heart of the violent conflict in Cameroon's Anglophone region

  8. Women Airline Pilots

    Two of the first female airline pilots in the US remember their struggle

  9. Iceland Jails Its Bankers

    The man who jailed 40 top bankers in Iceland after the 2008 global credit crunch

  10. The Bombardment of Baghdad

    The people of Baghdad faced death when the US and its allies began their invasion of Iraq

  11. Disney Goes to Europe

    The first Disney theme park in Europe took years of negotiations to get off the ground.

  12. The Soweto Uprising

    A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked an uprising in South Africa.

  13. The Capture of Che Guevara

    How the Marxist revolutionary was captured and killed in Bolivia.

  14. The Death of Hitler

    A first-hand account of Hitler from one of his secretaries who was there at the very end

  15. Women and the Iranian Revolution

    Many women supported Iran's 1979 Revolution but some later became disillusioned

  16. Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

    The US sent special forces to try to rescue hostages from their Embassy in Tehran in 1980

  17. Iran Hostage Crisis

    Barry Rosen was one of the Americans held hostage for 444 days in Tehran.

  18. Ayatollah Khomeini Returns From Exile

    In February 1979 an Islamic revolution began when Iran's exiled religious leader returned

  19. Musicians of the Iranian Revolution

    How Iran's state employed musicians started recording revolutionary songs.

  20. The Publisher Who Tried to Change the World

    Virago Press opened as a feminist publisher in 1972 to promote women's writing

  21. The Beatles' Last Gig

    In 1969, the Beatles played together in public for the last time, on a London rooftop.

  22. Vatican II: Reforming the Catholic Church

    Pope John XXIII wanted to modernise the Catholic Church, reforms took place in the 1960s.

  23. The Carry On Films

    The British comic film franchise which found fans around the world

  24. India's First Call Centre

    In the late 1990s a businessman started a new industry in India

  25. The Case of Dr Crippen

    How one of the most notorious murderers in Edwardian London was captured

  26. The Thames Whale

    In January 2006, millions of Londoners were entranced by the appearance of a whale.

  27. Strikers In Saris

    South Asian women led a strike against poor working conditions in a British factory.

  28. Mexico's Miracle Water

    Thousands of people flocked to the village of Tlacote hoping to be cured by magical water

  29. Judy Garland's Final Shows

    The world famous singer's final performances were in London in January 1969

  30. 'Fat is a Feminist Issue'

    Susie Orbach's book led people to rethink body-image from a feminist perspective

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