Witness History Episodes Available now
Rebels Rout The Army In El Salvador
The storming of the El Paraiso base by Marxist rebels in December 1983.
When Animals Go To War
In December 1943, a British charity created gallantry medals for animals serving in war.
Trautonium: A Revolution in Electronic Music
Meet the trautonium, the early electronic instrument promoted by the Nazis.
The Soviet Afghan War Begins
The world held its breath in December 1979 as Soviet troops poured into Afghanistan
UFO Sightings: The Rendlesham Forest Incident
At Christmas 1980 strange objects and lights were seen over a military base in England.
Scotland's Stone of Destiny
On Christmas Eve 1950 four students took the 'Stone of Destiny' from Westminster Abbey
Stopping The 'Shoe Bomber'
How a passenger helped subdue shoe-bomber Richard Reid on an American Airlines flight.
The Woman Who Wrote Mary Poppins
Writer PL Travers created a children's classic when she invented a magical nanny.
Hacking The First Computer Password
Scientists at MIT in the 1960s had to share computer time - but some people wanted more.
Theatre in the Sahara
Theatre director Peter Brook led a troupe of actors across the Sahara desert in 1972
