Witness History Episodes Available now
Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo
How Mobutu Sese Seko run a kleptocratic dictatorship in Congo for 32 years.
Georgia's Rose Revolution
In November 2003 a popular uprising unseated the government of Georgia.
President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel
How Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to visit Israel in 1977.
Nikola Tesla
He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power.
Kim Philby the spy
How a Soviet agent managed to fool the British intelligence service for years.
Cathy Come Home
It is 45 years since a BBC TV drama changed British ideas about homelessness.
Great Lisbon Earthquake
How an earthquake in 1755 flattened Lisbon and led to a revolution in European thought.
Student Uprising in Greece in 1973
Alan Johnston reports on a student uprising against military rule in Greece in 1973.
Oh What A Lovely War
In the 1960s, radio and stage shows helped provoke a change in attitudes to World War I.
San Salvador offensive
In November 1989 the civil war in El Salvador hit the capital city.
