Witness History Episodes Available now
Unearthing the Terracotta Army
Discovered by chance by farmers digging a well, the secrets of the Qin Dynasty in China.
Living in Ceausescu's Romania
The communist dictator ran one of the most feared secret police forces in Eastern Europe.
The Profumo Affair
Fifty years ago, a sex scandal threatened to engulf the British government.
Life in Ceausescu's Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu controlled Romania through his feared secret police - the Securitate.
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.
