Witness History Episodes Available now
Arafat goes to the United Nations
In the autumn of 1974 a young Palestinian was sent to NY to pave the way for Yasser Arafat
Sharon at the al-Aqsa compound
In September 2000 the Israeli opposition leader visited the Al-Aqsa compound.
IRA jail break
In September 1983 a group of IRA prisoners escaped from jail in Northern Ireland.
Ireland's Magdalene Laundries
The story of a young girl who survived Ireland's notorious Catholic workhouses for women.
West Side Story
It is 55 years since a groundbreaking musical, West Side Story, opened on Broadway.
Silent Spring
A book that helped launch the green movement highlighted the damage caused by pesticides
The Invasion of Iraq
An Iraqi woman remembers living through the US-led invasion of 2003 with Robin Lustig.
The Hobbit
How an Oxford academic came up with a story that charmed children for generations.
Blasphemy in Pakistan
In 1998 a Roman Catholic Bishop killed himself in protest at Pakistan's blasphemy laws.
Mules and the Mujahideen
Twenty-five years ago, a shipment of mules was sent from the USA to Afghanistan.
