Witness History Episodes Available now
Iceland Jails Its Bankers
The man who jailed 40 top bankers in Iceland after the 2008 global credit crunch
The Bombardment of Baghdad
The people of Baghdad faced death when the US and its allies began their invasion of Iraq
Disney Goes to Europe
The first Disney theme park in Europe took years of negotiations to get off the ground.
The Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked an uprising in South Africa.
The Capture of Che Guevara
How the Marxist revolutionary was captured and killed in Bolivia.
The Death of Hitler
A first-hand account of Hitler from one of his secretaries who was there at the very end
Women and the Iranian Revolution
Many women supported Iran's 1979 Revolution but some later became disillusioned
Iran Hostage Rescue Mission
The US sent special forces to try to rescue hostages from their Embassy in Tehran in 1980
Iran Hostage Crisis
Barry Rosen was one of the Americans held hostage for 444 days in Tehran.
Ayatollah Khomeini Returns From Exile
In February 1979 an Islamic revolution began when Iran's exiled religious leader returned
