Witness History Episodes Available now
Hugo Chavez and the failed coup
In February 1992 a group of Venezuelan army officers staged a coup, among them Hugo Chavez
The 'flour bomb' rugby tour
In 1981 the South African rugby team toured New Zealand, prompting huge protests.
The battle of Stalingrad
It is 70 years since German troops lost their battle to take the Soviet industrial city.
The funeral of Gandhi
How millions of Indians mourned the death of Mahatma Gandhi
Peter the Great in London
How the young Tsar's visit to 17th Century England inspired him to modernise Russia
The building of the Eiffel tower
Work on the Eiffel Tower started in 1887 but many Parisians were opposed it
Lagos Armoury Explosion
Survivors relive the tragedy of the arms dump explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, 2002
Vietnam - the 'Christmas Bombings'
One girl's memories of the bombing that came before the ceasefire of 27 January 1973.
Jimi Hendrix
The legendary guitarist's English girlfriend remembers his early days in 60s London.
Hitler's will
In January 1946 a young British woman was given Hitler's will to translate.
