Witness History Episodes Available now
The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
Recorded memories of the funeral in 1852 of the Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon.
Britain's Little Blue Disability Car
For decades disabled people in the UK were offered tiny, three-wheeled, turquoise cars
Japanese Murders in Brazil
Fanatics killed Japanese immigrants who accepted that Japan had surrendered in WW2.
The Shah in Exile
Iranians stormed the US embassy in Iran in November 79 after America allowed in the Shah
Jewish in Imperial Russia
A young woman's rare account of Jewish life in imperial Russia.
How The Brazilian Dictatorship Made My Father Disappear
Writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva remembers the day his father was taken by the military.
Armistice Day 1918
On November 11th 1918, at 11 o'clock, the guns of World War One finally fell silent
WW1: Revolution in Germany
Eyewitness accounts of the collapse of Germany in the final weeks of war in November 1918
Women Nurses during World War One
Thousands of women volunteered for war work during WW1. Hear archive from one of them.
African Troops during World War One
Thousands of East Africans were conscripted to fight for Britain and Germany during WW1
