Witness History Episodes Available now
France under Nazi occupation
A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
The Berlin airlift
In June 1948 Soviet troops cut supply lines around West Berlin in Germany.
Dadaab refugee camp
The biggest refugee camp in the world was established 21 years ago.
The death of Roberto Calvi
On June 18, 1982 an Italian banker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in London.
James Joyce and Ulysses
It is 90 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published.
The end of the Falklands conflict
Thirty years ago the war ended between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
President Karzai of Afghanistan
It is 10 years since Hamid Karzai was first appointed as interim President of Afghanistan.
Rudolf Nureyev defects
It is over 50 years since the great Russian ballet dancer left the Soviet Union for good.
The Pentagon Papers
The man behind one of the most important security breaches in US history tells his story.
Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train
How Americans lined the route of Senator Robert Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.
