Witness History Episodes Available now
The ‘father of e-books’
In 1971, there was a key moment in the digital revolution of e-books
The creation of Miffy
The children's book character Miffy was created by Dick Bruna in 1955
President Clinton is impeached
In 1999, US President Clinton was impeached over a relationship with a White House intern
The brains behind Thunderbirds
It's 60 years since Thunderbirds first blast onto TV screens
Emerante de Pradines: Haiti’s musical trailblazer
The singer, dancer and folklorist who became the first Haitian to sign a record deal
Orson Welles broadcasts The War of the Worlds
In 1938, Orson Welles terrified radio listeners with The War of the Worlds.
Srebrenica massacre
The worst atrocity Europe had seen since World War Two
The invention of the balloon-expandable stent
The story of how an Argentinian doctor created a new treatment for heart disease
Death of a priest
The 1977 murder of a leading champion for the poor in El Salvador
The man who invented the scratch card
In 1974 the chance to win instant cash went on sale for the first time
