Witness History Episodes Available now
Italy votes for divorce
In May 1974, Italians defied the Catholic Church and voted overwhelmingly for divorce.
The Birth of Speed Dating
In 1998, a Los Angeles rabbi came up with a new way for single people to meet each other.
The conman who married his victims
When Giovanni Vigliotto went on trial he said he'd married more than 100 women
Sanctuary Cities in the USA
How American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants
The True Story of Whisky Galore
How a ship laden with bottles of whisky was wrecked off the Scottish Hebrides
Kenya's Hit Record: Jambo Bwana
The story of a 1980 Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit.
The Killer Whale that Killed
In February 1991, the captive orca, Tilikum, drowned his trainer, Keltie Byrne in Canada.
Rosalind Franklin DNA Pioneer
The scientist produced an x-ray photograph in 1951 that helped show the structure of DNA
1995 Peru-Ecuador Border War
A former Peruvian army officer recalls the last war between Latin American neighbours.
The End of Apartheid
In February 1990 the South African president announced the dismantling of apartheid
