Witness History Episodes Available now
Iceland's Women Strike
In October 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a massive nationwide protest
Sri Lanka Killings
In 1995 during Sri Lanka's brutal civil war Tamil rebels attacked a Sinhalese village.
The Disappearing Sea
In 1990, the first international conference was held on the shrinking of the Aral Sea
The Controversial 'God of Vengeance'
How the cast of an early 20th century Yiddish play found themselves in court in New York.
Mass Graves in Hue, Vietnam
US troops discovered victims of the Communist Tet offensive in Hue city in 1968
The October Crisis in Canada
When Quebec separatists started to use violence - Canada's government called out the army
Satyajit Ray: Working with India’s Cinematic Master
Sixty years ago the acclaimed director released his awarding winning first film
Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust
Almost all of Denmark's Jewish population escaped the Nazis during World War Two
The White Russians in Shanghai
A Russian refugee remembers life in Shanghai after fleeing the 1917 revolution
The Death of Edith Cavell
On 12 October 1915 a British nurse was executed by German troops during World War One
