Witness History Episodes Available now
The M Room
How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war
Discovering Cleopatra's Palace
Twenty years ago underwater excavations began which unearthed a 2000 year old palace.
Marsha Hunt and the 1960s
In the late 1960s a young black American woman rolled up in 'Swinging' London.
Archive of Terror
How a huge cache of papers showed the true extent of torture across 1970s South America.
Operation Restore Hope
In December 1992 US Marines landed on the beaches of Somalia.
The Origin of Nollywood
The story of the 1992 film which launched Nigeria's hugely successful movie industry
Landing in Red Square
A German teenager managed to evade Soviet defences to land in Moscow's Red Square.
The Montreal massacre
On 6 December 1989, a college shooting in Canada left 14 women dead.
Great London Smog of 1952
How the worst smog in living memory lasted five days and killed thousands of Londoners.
The Bodyline Tour
How a cricket row between England and Australia sparked a diplomatic incident.
