Witness History Episodes Available now
Iraq: Ten years on - The capture of Saddam Hussein
In December 2003 the former Iraqi leader was finally caught by American forces.
Iraq: Ten years on - Working for the Americans
How one Iraqi who took a job with the US military, was threatened with death as a traitor.
Iraq: Ten years on - Looting in Baghdad
In April 2003, Baghdad descended into chaos as American troops took control of the city.
Iraq: Ten years on - The invasion of Iraq
John Crawford was part of the US forces that rolled into Iraq in March 2003.
Iraq: Ten years on - The bombardment of Baghdad
It is a decade since the US and its allies began their invasion of Iraq.
Lebanon hostage crisis
In 1991 Giandomenico Picco went to Beirut to try to free Western hostages.
Syrian uprising
Two years ago Syria's conflict began with demonstrations in the southern city of Daraa.
Giandomenico Picco - Hostage negotiator
The UN envoy who tried to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon.
Marie Stopes, Birth Control Pioneer
In March 1921 Marie Stopes opened Britain's first birth control clinic in London.
The Theft of Charlie Chaplin's Body
In March 1978 thieves stole the body of Charlie Chaplin from a cemetery in Switzerland.
