Witness History Episodes Available now
The discovery of whalesong
In the 1960s whales were being hunted to extinction.
Silent Spring: A book that changed the world
Silent Spring examined the effect of pesticides on the environment
How the dodo died out
A flightless bird, the dodo was extinct just decades after being discovered by Europeans
The mystery of the disappearing frogs
How scientists discovered that a deadly fungus was killing off amphibians.
The killing of Osama Bin Laden
The US tracked down the al-Qaeda leader to a city in northern Pakistan in 2011
The story of George Stinney Jr
How a 14-year-old boy became the youngest person executed in the USA in the 20th century
The woman who negotiated peace with a rebel group
The female negotiator who agreed a deal with Muslim rebels in the Philippines.
Storming the Stasi HQ
After the fall of the Berlin Wall East German citizens stormed the secret police HQ
Britain's National Trust
How some of the great stately homes of Britain were saved from demolition and decay
The battle for Fallujah
A US Marine's account of the massive operation against Iraqi insurgents in 2004
