Witness History Episodes Available now
Surviving Cambodia's 'Killing Fields'
The Khmer Rouge took power in 1975, starting their four year genocidal rule.
Germans kidnapped by Nicaragua's rebels
Two German left-wing activists recall their ordeal as hostages of Nicaragua's Contras
The US judge accused of sexual harassment
How Supreme Court nominee Judge Clarence Thomas was publicly accused of sexual misconduct
Defending a British serial murderer
The lawyer of serial killer Rosemary West recalls the gruesome details of the case
The Anfal genocide
Saddam Hussein's war on the Kurds in the 1980s
The Stonewall Riot
How a protest outside New York's Stonewall Inn inspired the modern gay rights movement.
Catch-22
The story behind Joseph Heller's acclaimed, satirical anti-war novel which sold millions
The fat acceptance movement
The National Association to Aid Fat Americans, NAAFA, held its first meeting in June 1969
The yoga teacher and the violinist
How violinist Yehudi Menuhin and yoga teacher BKS Iyengar helped bring yoga to the West
Sister Lotus - early Chinese online star
Sister Lotus was an unlikely online celebrity because she was famous for being ordinary.
