Witness History Episodes Available now
Britain's GI babies
The story of children born to British mothers and black GIs during WW2
The Chippendales
The male stripper troupe was founded in Los Angeles in 1979
Vietnam war: Surviving the 'Christmas bombing' campaign
In December 1972 the US military launched its heaviest bombardment of Hanoi.
Cirque du Soleil
The ground-breaking circus was formed by a group of street performers in Quebec in 1984.
The secret history of Monopoly
The true story of one of the world's most popular board games, Monopoly.
The invasion of Afghanistan
On 24 December 1979 Soviet troops started pouring into Afghanistan
Fighting cancer
Pioneering work in the 60s into combination chemotherapy to try to find a cure for cancer
The creation of Abuja
Why Nigeria built a brand new capital city from scratch.
Bee crisis: Colony Collapse Disorder
Why the mysterious loss of honey bees in the US triggered a global panic.
The Romanian revolution
In December 1989 a wave of protests finally deposed communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu
