Witness History Episodes Available now
Margaret Ekpo - Nigeria's feminist pioneer
The trades union activist and politician who fought for Nigerian independence.
The siege at Ruby Ridge
An 11-day standoff between a fugitive and the US government ended with three people dead.
The Guatemalan syphilis scandal
How American doctors carried out secretive STD experiments in Guatemala in the 1940s
The first modern asthma inhaler
Millions of people’s lives have been saved and improved by the metered dose inhaler.
The lost King of England
How archaeologists discovered the lost grave of King Richard III under a car park
Surviving Saddam
The memories of a young Iraqi woman who grew up in the dictator's inner social circle
The invention of the modern ventilator
How a polio epidemic in Denmark in 1952 led to the invention of the modern ventilator
Scoring a victory for women's rights in Turkey
How Turkish campaigners forced a radical change in the law on crimes against women
Beirut's Hotel War
How the Lebanese Civil War came to Beirut's luxury hotel district in 1975.
Bremen’s Elephant Statue
How the German city addressed its colonial past by rededicating a famous monument
