Witness History Episodes Available now
The Killing of Steve Biko
The brutal death in custody of the anti-Apartheid activist in September 1977.
Appeasement
In September 1938 Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia.
The Ship that Dumped America's Waste
How campaigners fought to stop the 'Khian Sea' from off-loading tons of US waste abroad
WWI: The Hundred Days Offensive
First-hand accounts of the Allied offensive that finally brought the bloody war to an end
From Leningrad to St Petersburg
In a hugely symbolic act Leningrad returned to its historic name of St Petersburg in 1991
Living Under Gaddafi
A military coup in Libya in September 1969 brought Muammar Gaddafi to power.
The Battle for Brick Lane
In 1978 the racist murder of a young Bengali galvanised an immigrant community in London.
The First MRI Scan
Dr Raymond Damadian attempted the first magnetic resonance scan of a human body.
Surviving the "Death Railway"
A prisoner of war describes the deadly conditions building the bridge over the River Kwai
The Mine Disaster That Devastated Post-War Italy
How an accident at Marcinelle in Belgium killed more than 100 Italian migrant workers.
