Witness History Episodes Available now
The Madrid Train Bombings
The bombing of commuter trains in Spain's capital that killed 191 people and injured 1800
Suffragette Art Attack
In 1914 a suffragette attacked a painting in London's National Gallery with a cleaver
Fighting the Contras in Nicaragua
A former left-wing Sandinista soldier talks about the war against US-backed Contras.
Ghana Veterans and the 1948 Accra Riots
In 1948 Ghana was rocked by riots following the killing of Ghanaian WW2 veterans
Soviet Mission to Halley's Comet
In 1986, two Soviet space probes intercepted Halley's Comet
The Miss World Protest
In 1970 feminists stormed the stage at the Miss World pageant in London.
British Miners' Strike
In March 1984, coal miners across the UK went on strike over planned pit closures
The Maharishi's World Tour
In spring 1959, an Indian guru toured the world teaching Transcendental Meditation.
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
In 1983, the Philippines opposition leader was shot dead on his return from exile.
Hugo Chavez's First Coup
Left-leaning army officers staged an unsuccessful coup in Venezuela in February 1992
