Witness History Episodes Available now
The Ship that Dumped America's Waste
How campaigners fought to stop the 'Khian Sea' from off-loading tons of US waste abroad
WWI: The Hundred Days Offensive
First-hand accounts of the Allied offensive that finally brought the bloody war to an end
From Leningrad to St Petersburg
In a hugely symbolic act Leningrad returned to its historic name of St Petersburg in 1991
Living Under Gaddafi
A military coup in Libya in September 1969 brought Muammar Gaddafi to power.
The Battle for Brick Lane
In 1978 the racist murder of a young Bengali galvanised an immigrant community in London.
The First MRI Scan
Dr Raymond Damadian attempted the first magnetic resonance scan of a human body.
Surviving the "Death Railway"
A prisoner of war describes the deadly conditions building the bridge over the River Kwai
The Mine Disaster That Devastated Post-War Italy
How an accident at Marcinelle in Belgium killed more than 100 Italian migrant workers.
The Lake Nyos Disaster
The mysterious death of villagers and livestock in north-western Cameroon
Hitler's League Of German Girls
An elderly German recalls her years as a leader in the Hitler Youth for girls.
