Witness History Episodes Available now
Jana Andolan – Nepal’s people power movement
A people’s movement brought an end to Nepal’s absolute monarchy in 1990.
Russia’s bitter taste of capitalism
Chaos and hardship hit Russia with the sudden market reforms of early 1992.
The Chilean economy and its 'Chicago Boys'
Thinkers trained in free-market economics in Chicago shaped Chile after its military coup
Tanzania's socialist experiment
In the 1960s Tanzania tried out a new form of socialism called Ujamaa
South Korea's economic miracle
How a poor, war-ravaged nation became a global economic powerhouse
The New Deal
How the USA used public spending projects to battle through the Great Depression
The ‘Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes’ anti-racist exercise
A teacher decided to separate pupils according to eye colour to teach them about racism.
The friendship train
The passenger train service between India and Bangladesh was resumed after 43 years.
Sex trafficking and peacekeepers
Whistle-blowers implicated UN peacekeepers in sex trafficking in Bosnia in the late 90s
Beethoven's role in China's Cultural Revolution
Chairman Mao banned all classical music in 1966, but some musicians defied the order.
