Witness History Episodes Available now
Fighting the Contras
Sandinista 'Daniel Alegria' on the brutal fight with US-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua
The Exile of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
On 13 February 1974 the Russian dissident writer was sent into exile in the West
Women and the Iranian Revolution
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution changed Iranian women's lives forever.
The Search for Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
In 2004, the US began to realise Saddam Hussein may not have been stockpiling WMDs
The Buildup to World War Two
In 1939 tension was growing in Europe, over Nazi Germany's expansionist plans
The Battle of the Carmens
At the 1988 Winter Olympics, an East German and an American ice dancer were vying for Gold
Beatlemania
On 7 February 1964 the pop group the Beatles were met by hysterical crowds in the USA
War Brides
In 1946 tens of thousands of British women went to Canada on the first 'war brides' ship
Colossus: the World's First Electronic Computer
In February 1944, the first electronic computer began attacking coded Nazi messages
The Death of Chinese Cockle Pickers
In February 2004, 23 Chinese immigrants drowned off the coast of north-west England
