Witness History Episodes Available now
When Spain's parliament was stormed
Armed Civil Guards took MPs hostage in Spain's parliamentary chamber in 1981
The book that warned 2020 would bring disaster
The book describing a sudden uncontrollable downturn that was ignored by governments.
Sequencing the Ebola virus genome
When the deadly Ebola virus broke out in West Africa scientists in the USA set to work
The 'strike' in space
How three astronauts on the Skylab space station fell out with mission control
Buddhists and death row
How criminals facing the death penalty in the USA found peace
The oldest song in the world
Deciphering the 3,500 year-old song discovered on a clay tablet in Syria
Saving the Great Barrier Reef
In the 1960s the Queensland government wanted to mine and drill for oil on the reef
Le Corbusier and Chandigarh
The modernist architect Le Corbusier agreed to build a 'city of the future' in India
The building of the Aswan Dam
One of the largest dams in the world, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed in 1970
UNESCO and race and tolerance
How UNESCO fought racism and advocated tolerance.
