Witness History Episodes Available now
The Oklahoma Bomber
Twelve years ago, Timothy McVeigh was executed for carrying out the 1995 Oklahoma bombing
Bristol Bus Boycott
How a protest by black activists in 1963 led to the UK's first anti-racism laws
The Nepali Royal Massacre
Twelve years ago, the Crown Prince of Nepal massacred his family at the royal palace
The Queen's Coronation
Two Maids of Honour remember the crowning of Queen Elizabeth the Second in London in 1953.
The New Deal
Eighty years ago, Franklin D Roosevelt promised to rescue the US from the Great Depression
The Ascent of Everest
How Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing conquered the world's highest mountain in 1953.
The Rite of Spring
100 years ago, the premiere of a Stravinsky ballet caused a riot in Paris.
Liberace
A film-maker remembers the flamboyant pianist and entertainer immortalised in a new film.
Israel withdraws from Lebanon
A senior UN official recalls Israel's hasty withdrawl from southern Lebanon in 2000.
Africa United
The leaders of 32 newly-independent African countries met to discuss uniting the continent
