Witness History Episodes Available now
Egypt and the ‘Cairo 52’
In May 2001, 52 men were arrested in a gay nightclub floating on the River Nile
Hiroo Onoda, Japan’s last WW2 soldier to surrender
Hiroo Onoda spent 30 years fighting in the jungle, believing the war was still going on
St Teresa of Avila's severed hand
How General Franco kept the hand of St Teresa of Avila for spiritual guidance.
The Scream: A stolen masterpiece
In 1994, an undercover operation was launched to recover the Scream painting
How Lake Karla in Greece was drained
In 1962, Thessaly’s Lake Karla was drained by the Greek government
The 2010 Kampala bombings
Bombings in Uganda in 2010 killed 74. Many were football fans watching the World Cup
Bonus: The Black 14
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
Sweden's Cinnamon Bun Day
In 1999, a delicious new tradition was born in Sweden's kitchens
The Bluetooth story
The story of how a Viking inspired wireless technology.
Sweden's pioneering paternity leave
Fifty years ago Sweden introduced gender neutral parental leave
