Witness History Episodes Available now
The execution of Anne Boleyn
In May 1536 the Queen of England was executed on the orders of her husband Henry VIII.
The Anschluss
In March 1938 Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany - one Vienna resident remembers.
Michael Apted and the 7 Up TV series
In 1964, a TV documentary series introduced a group of seven-year-olds to British viewers
The assassination of a Prime Minister
On May 11th 1812, the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, was killed.
Paris 1968
How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.
The Psychiatrist and Rudolf Hess
How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland.
Attack on Fela Kuti
The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic
The trial of Charles Manson
He was responsible for a series of gruesome murders in the Hollywood hills.
The General Strike
In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners.
Suicide of gay footballer
Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, killed himself in May 1998.
