Witness History Episodes Available now
The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
The former Serbian President went on trial for war crimes in 2002. Hear from his lawyers.
The Silver Ring Thing
In 1995 a US campaign started encouraging teenagers not to have sex before marriage
Uganda's war on homosexuality
In 2006, a Ugandan newspaper began printing the names of professionals believed to be gay
Italy votes for divorce
In May 1974, Italians defied the Catholic Church and voted overwhelmingly for divorce.
The Birth of Speed Dating
In 1998, a Los Angeles rabbi came up with a new way for single people to meet each other.
The conman who married his victims
When Giovanni Vigliotto went on trial he said he'd married more than 100 women
Sanctuary Cities in the USA
How American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants
The True Story of Whisky Galore
How a ship laden with bottles of whisky was wrecked off the Scottish Hebrides
Kenya's Hit Record: Jambo Bwana
The story of a 1980 Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit.
The Killer Whale that Killed
In February 1991, the captive orca, Tilikum, drowned his trainer, Keltie Byrne in Canada.
