Witness History Episodes Available now
How Greece got rid of their king
In a 1974 referendum, the Greek people voted two to one in favour of becoming a republic
The Pakistan mountain massacre
In 2013, 11 people were killed by members of a militant group at Nanga Parbat base camp
The invention of the ‘Baby’ computer
In 1948, the first stored-program computer the ‘Baby’ was invented
The woman who saved 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto
Polish aid worker Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in WW2
The Shah of Iran's party
In 1971, the Shah of Iran, celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian Empire
In exile from Iran
Former empress Farah Pahlavi and social scientist Rouhi Shafi speak about leaving Iran
Iran hostage crisis
In 1979, Barry Rosen was held hostage after the US embassy in Tehran was stormed
Siegfried and Roy tiger attack
In 2003, illusionist Roy Horn was attacked by a tiger live on stage.
Brazil’s electronic voting
In 1996, an electronic voting system in Brazil was used for the first time
The Ken Burns Effect
In 2002, the 'Ken Burns effect' was created.
