Witness History Episodes Available now
Andes Survivor
One man's remarkable story of survival in the Andes mountains.
The Battle for Votes for Women
The voices of the suffragettes who led the campaign for the women's vote in Britain
Belsen
On 11 December 1945 the so-called 'Beast of Belsen' was executed for war crimes.
Kanchenjunga
The climbers who stopped short of the top of one of the world's highest mountains.
Montreal Protocol
One man's part in the discovery of the impact of CFCs on the ozone layer.
Heart Transplant
We take you back more than 40 years to the first ever heart transplant operation.
Eastern Congo
We take you back more than 10 years to the beginning of the conflict in eastern Congo.
HIV history
On World Aids Day we remember the early 1980s and the first signs of a new disease.
The Hajj
We take you to Mecca and an eyewitness to the Hajj of the 1930s.
Death of Franco
It's the winter of 1975 and in Spain a dictator is dying.
