Witness History Episodes Available now
The First iPhone
The touchscreen smartphone changed mobile technology for ever.
The Boy Who Stayed Awake For Eleven Days
California high school student Randy Gardner set a world record in 1964.
Iran Student Protests 1999
A young man became an unwitting symbol of the anti-government protests
I Hijacked A Plane To Save My Children
How one woman fled Brazil's military dictatorship with her kids on a hijacked plane.
The Apalachin Meeting
A chance discovery in 1957 revealed how powerful the mafia was in America.
Spelling Bee - The Children's Competition that Grips America
The first child of South Asian background to become America's Spelling Bee champion.
Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation
On New Year's Eve 1999 the Russian President went on TV and said he was leaving office.
Voyager: Around The World On One Tank of Fuel
How two pilots became the first to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling
The Climbers of Leningrad
Mountaineers risked their lives to camouflage landmarks in the Russian city during WW2.
"Spend, Spend, Spend" - The Miner's Wife Who Won Big
How Viv Nicholson became a celebrity in Britain after winning the football pools in 1961.
