Witness History Episodes Available now
The Death of Dele Giwa
An eyewitness to the assassination of the famous Nigerian journalist Dele Giwa in 1986
The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives
How tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews escaped the Nazis by using false papers.
Private Eye
A new satirical magazine called Private Eye was published in London in October 1961.
Romania's Abortion Ban
Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu made abortion illegal in October 1966.
The 43 Group: Battling British Fascism
How British Jewish ex-servicemen fought fascists on the streets of Britain after WW2
The Mysterious Death of Samora Machel
The socialist leader of Mozambique was killed in a plane crash and many were suspicious.
Moscow Theatre Siege
Svetlana Gubareva recalls her ordeal when Chechen rebels seized a Moscow theatre in 2002.
The Death of JG Farrell
The writer drowned off the south-west coast of Ireland in 1979.
Cuban Missile Crisis: the Governments
In October 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis took the world to the brink of nuclear war
Madonna's First Single
Everybody was released in 1982 - it was the first step on Madonna's journey to stardom
