Witness History Episodes Available now
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.
The Tibetan uprising
In 1959 the people of Tibet turned against Chinese occupying forces.
Cesar Chavez - Yes We Can!
How a Mexican-American civil rights leader coined the phrase that would inspire Obama.
Gay in the US military
In 1975 a US airman announced he was gay, to test the military's attitude to homosexuals.
Viagra
Fifteen years ago a new "wonder" drug was approved for use in the United States.
Skiing in the Swat Valley
One man's mission to bring fun back to the battle-scarred Swat Valley in Pakistan.
The death of Joseph Stalin
60 years ago the Soviet dictator died and the whole of the USSR was plunged into mourning.
