Witness History Episodes Available now
Flavr Savr tomato: The world's first genetically-engineered food
In 1994, a tomato became the world's first genetically-engineered food on sale
Kiwi: How New Zealand hijacked China's fruit
How the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwi and one of New Zealand’s biggest exports
Inventing Nutella
How the chocolate and hazelnut spread was created in 1946
'The bad boy of Welsh politics'
In 1969, the singer Dafydd Iwan campaigned for official recognition of the Welsh language
Al Jazeera Three: Imprisoned in Egypt
There was an international outcry in 2014 when three journalists were imprisoned in Egypt
The mysterious death of Pablo Neruda
In 1973, the poet and prominent communist tried to flee persecution in Chile
The assassination of King Faisal
In 1975, the king of Saudi Arabia was shot by his nephew
Tsunami devastates Samoa
In 2009 a tsunami killed 149 people. Lumepa Hald tells the story of destruction and loss
The funeral of Nelson Mandela
In 2013, South Africa's first black president was buried in his ancestral village
Vatican citizen Emanuela Orlandi disappears
In 1983, a suspected kidnapping led to scandal
