Witness History Episodes Available now
Musicians of the Iranian Revolution
How Iran's state employed musicians started recording revolutionary songs.
The Publisher Who Tried to Change the World
Virago Press opened as a feminist publisher in 1972 to promote women's writing
The Beatles' Last Gig
In 1969, the Beatles played together in public for the last time, on a London rooftop.
Vatican II: Reforming the Catholic Church
Pope John XXIII wanted to modernise the Catholic Church, reforms took place in the 1960s.
The Carry On Films
The British comic film franchise which found fans around the world
India's First Call Centre
In the late 1990s a businessman started a new industry in India
The Case of Dr Crippen
How one of the most notorious murderers in Edwardian London was captured
The Thames Whale
In January 2006, millions of Londoners were entranced by the appearance of a whale.
Strikers In Saris
South Asian women led a strike against poor working conditions in a British factory.
Mexico's Miracle Water
Thousands of people flocked to the village of Tlacote hoping to be cured by magical water