Witness History Episodes Available now
Maximilian Kolbe: 'The Saint of Auschwitz'
The Polish priest who was declared a saint for swapping his life for a stranger's
The Arrest in London of Augusto Pinochet
The former ruler of Chile, Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London in October 1998
Desmond Tutu Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Apartheid South Africa's outspoken critic Bishop Desmond Tutu wins the Nobel Peace Prize
When Belgium Banned Coca-Cola
When Belgian teenagers got sick they blamed Coca-Cola but the truth was more mysterious
The Pergau Dam Affair
In 1993 news broke about development aid linked to a British arms deal.
Brazil's Hidden War in the Amazon
How a small guerrilla group tried to start a revolution in the Brazilian jungle.
The 1973 Oil Crisis
In October 1973 an Arab oil embargo caused prices to rocket.
Fighting Mount Etna
How the Italian authorities diverted the stream of molten lava from the Etna volcano.
Archbishop Oscar Romero
Murdered while head of the Roman Catholic church in El Salvador, he is being made a saint
Austria at War
The story of a young Austrian woman who survived World War Two and the allied occupation
