Witness History Episodes Available now
Rata de dos patas: Mexico’s famous insult song
Composer Manuel Eduardo Toscano on the origins of Paquita la del Barrio's signature tune
WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle
How Aussies taught kids to stay safe in the sun
In 1981, Australia launched the Slip Slop Slap campaign with help from Sid the seagull
Brexit: Ireland watches the vote unfold
In 2016, the UK voted on whether to remain a member of, or leave, the European Union
China detains Hong Kong booksellers
In 2015 five booksellers were detained for selling material critical of China’s leaders
The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease
The discovery of Mungo Man
On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia.
Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus
50 years since the Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976
The Georgian exodus from Abkhazia
In 1993, separatist forces took Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia
