Witness History Episodes Available now
Wangari Maathai Wins Nobel Prize
In 2004, the Kenyan ecologist became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Soviet Woman Bomber Pilot
Yelena Malyutina was a Soviet female bomber pilot who fought in WW2.
Digging up the Truth
Mercedes Doretti has spent her life uncovering mass graves around the world.
The Attica Prison Riot
One man's memories of a very public siege in a high security jail in the USA.
Bob Marley Survives Assassination Attempt
In December 1976 gunmen tried to kill the legendary reggae singer at his home in Jamaica.
The Capture of Abimael Guzman
Tracking down Peru's public enemy number one, leader of the Maoist Shining Path rebels.
Colombia's 'Lost City'
In 1976, archaeologists found the ruins of a huge indigenous settlement hidden in forest
The US School Bible Controversy
How a schoolboy challenged the practice of daily Bible reading in US schools - and won.
India's City of the Future: Chandigarh
World famous architect Le Corbusier built a city to revive Indian pride after Partition.
The Imprisonment of Irina Ratushinskaya
The dissident poet spent four years in Soviet prisons and labour camps.
