Witness History Episodes Available now
The Bhopal gas disaster
In December 1984 thousands of people in the Indian city were killed by a chemical leak.
First Successful Sex Change
The story of Christine Jorgensen who had surgery to change her sex from a man to a woman.
Iran Hostage Crisis - The Canadian Story
In November 1979, Iranian revolutionaries stormed the US embassy in Tehran.
Eric Hebborn - Forger Extraordinary
The story of one of the most prolific art forgers of the 20th Century.
Isabelle Dinoire: The World's First Face Transplant
In November 2005, doctors in France carried out the first ever face transplant.
The Secret Soviet Naval Mutiny
In November 1975, an incredible mutiny took place aboard a Soviet warship in the Baltic.
The Trojan Room Coffee Pot
20 years ago the world's first webcam was set up - and it was pointed at a pot of coffee.
Lee Harvey Oswald and the USSR
Lee Harvey Oswald had spent two years living in the USSR after serving there as a Marine
The death of the Kabaka of Buganda
In 1969 the first President of Uganda, Edward Mutesa, died in exile in London.
Windsor Castle Fire
How a fire devastated Queen Elizabeth's weekend home in 1992.
