Witness History Episodes Available now
The Native American casino boom in the US
How a small Californian tribe won the right for Indian communities to host gambling.
Witnessing the birth of a new language
In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language
Cixi: China's most powerful woman
The Empress Dowager Cixi ruled for 47 years until her death in 1908.
London's first black policeman
Norwell Roberts endured years of racist abuse within the Metropolitan police
The Treaty of Rome
The document which formed the basis for what is now the European Union was signed in 1957
The first self-made female millionaire
Madam C. J. Walker was born to former slaves and created a black beauty business.
The ancient oak tree that taught the world a lesson
A tree in Kew Gardens survived the storm of 1987 and revolutionised gardening.
Reforming India's rape laws
The overhaul of India's rape laws followed the fatal gang rape of a student in Delhi.
The Way Ahead group: Modernising the Royal Family
The Way Ahead group was set up in the 1990s to make Britain’s monarchy more relevant
The frozen zoo
Since 1975, San Diego Zoo has been deep-freezing cell samples from rare species
