Witness History Episodes Available now
Albania’s Stalinist purges
In the 1970s, Albania’s Stalinist leader, Enver Hoxha, launched a series of purges
The Little Black Book survival guide
In 1985, a guide was written for young black men in the US who were stopped by the police
Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's career-defining speech in 2012
Arrested for wearing trousers in Sudan
In 2002, Amiera Osman Hamed was put on trial after being arrested for wearing trousers
Theatre siege in Moscow
It is 20 years since Chechen rebels took an entire theatre full of people hostage
The Iranian Revolution and women
We hear what life was like during, and after the Iranian Revolution in 1979
Indonesia’s indigenous people take a stand
The first ever Congress of Indigenous People of the Archipelago of Indonesia in 1999
Founder of the Cuban National Ballet
In 1959, Cuba’s most famous ballet dancer formed Cuba’s National Ballet Company
Cuba's boxing ban
In 1962, Fidel Castro banned professional boxing in Cuba, causing some amateurs to defect
The ‘army’ that taught Cuba to read and write
In 1961, Fidel Castro launched a campaign aimed to eradicate illiteracy in Cuba.
