Witness History Episodes Available now
The Founding of Napster
Shawn Fanning talks about how he founded the file sharing website Napster.
The Battle for Mount Longdon
An Argentine soldier and a British soldier tell their stories of the Falklands War.
The Plot To Kill Franco
The Scottish anarchist and the plot to kill General Franco.
Abebe Bikila the barefoot runner
At the 1960 Olympics in Rome an Ethiopian athlete stunned the world.
Twenty-five years of Botox
It's quarter of a century since the world's most popular cosmetic treatment was discovered
Bering Strait Swimmer
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union.
Omarska concentration camp
The story of a survivor of Omarska concentration camp in Bosnia.
Water polo and the 1956 Hungarian uprising
How a water polo match came to symbolise Hungary's fight for freedom from Soviet rule.
The Death of Marilyn Monroe
It's 50 years since the death of Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood's ultimate sex symbol.
The Kon-Tiki adventure
The story of Thor Heyerdahl's crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki.
