Witness History Episodes Available now
The Armenian Earthquake
A catastrophic earthquake hit northern Armenia on December 7th 1988, hear from a survivor
The Coronation of Jean-Bédel Bokassa
On 4 December 1977 Jean-Bédel Bokassa was crowned Emperor of the Central African Republic
Berlin's Rubble Women
At the end of WW2 much of Germany's capital had been destroyed. Women helped clear it up.
Norway's EU referendum
In November 1994, Norwegians voted in a referendum not to join the European Union
The Discovery of Dinosaur Eggs
The fossil find in 1923 in Mongolia helped to prove that dinosaurs hatched their young.
The man who inspired Britain's first Aids charity
In 1982, Terrence Higgins became the first known British victim of HIV/AIDS.
The Antarctic Whale Hunters
Memories of the bloody Antarctic industry which left whales on the brink of extinction.
The Destruction Of Iraq's Marshlands
When Iraq's marshes became a hiding place for rebels, Saddam Hussein destroyed them.
The USSR Opens Up to the West
Four years after Stalin's death, Moscow threw a festival for 30,000 foreign students.
The Last Days of Yasser Arafat
The Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in November 2004
