Witness History Episodes Available now
The Death of Princess Diana
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, killed in a car crash on 31 August 1997.
East Timor Referendum
How East Timor's vote for independence in 1999 sparked violence by pro-Indonesia militias.
Soviet Protest Pioneers
How seven Soviet intellectuals held a pioneering protest in Moscow in 1968.
Bobby Fischer
In 1972, chess makes headlines as volatile American Bobby Fischer becomes world champion.
The Great Train Robbery
In August 1963, thieves stole over £2 million from a London bound Royal Mail train.
The Suicide of Yukio Mishima
A friend remembers the dramatic death of one of Japan's greatest 20th century writers.
The Death of Getulio Vargas
The death of a president that shocked Brazil.
Hurricane Andrew
How broadcasting throughout a devastating storm made a Miami weatherman into a local hero.
Windies Make England Grovel
The year the England cricket captain said he was going to make the West Indies "grovel".
Assassination of Leon Trotsky
The assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotksy in Mexico City in 1940.
