Witness History Episodes Available now
Iraq's Secret Nuclear Programme
In 1981 Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor; it began Iraq's secret nuclear programme
Restoring 'The Last Supper'
In 1999 Italian art experts completed an ambitious restoration of da Vinci's masterpiece.
Ritalin
The drug Ritalin was developed in the 1940s - it's now used to treat ADHD.
The Arrest of James Earl Ray
How the man convicted for killing Martin Luther King was detained in London in June 1968.
Date Rape
In 1991 Katie Koestner went public with her experience of date rape and divided America.
Tanzania's Ujamaa policy
In the late 1960s Tanzania experimented with a new form of socialism called Ujamaa.
Concordski Plane Crash
In June 1973 Russia's supersonic rival to Concorde crashed at the Paris Air Show
Karakoram Highway
In 1979 the Karakoram Highway between Pakistan and China was opened to the public
The Assassination of Trujillo
On May 30th 1961 Rafael Trujillo, the dictator in the Dominican Republic, was shot dead.
The Thalidomide Trial
In May 1968, executives of the German company that made the drug thalidomide go on trial
