Witness History Episodes Available now
The women of Egypt's Arab Spring
In 2011 women were at the forefront of protests calling for a change in power in Egypt
Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech
How the historic speech in March 1946 came to symbolise the beginnings of the Cold War
The Sharpeville massacre
In 1960, South African police shot dead 69 black protestors, sparking worldwide outrage
When US police dropped explosives on a Philadelphia home
How 11 people died when explosives were dropped on a house by a police helicopter
Refugee Island
How a tiny Pacific Island became a limbo for asylum seekers
The world's deepest dive 11km down
Don Walsh was the first to go to the very bottom of the deepest part of the ocean in 1960
Banning landmines
A landmark treaty banning anti-personnel landmines was agreed in 1997
The WW2 airman from Sierra Leone
Johnny Smythe was one of very few West Africans to fly with Britain's airforce during WW2
The fall of Kwame Nkrumah
How one of Africa's most famous independence leaders was overthrown in 1966
Ireland's bank bailout
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis Ireland had to borrow billions
