Witness History Episodes Available now
Britain's Executioner - Albert Pierrepoint
Archive interviews with Britain's most famous hangman, who executed more than 400 people.
The Jarrow Crusade
In 1936 men from the North of England marched to London to protest at mass unemployment.
A Jewish Homeland in Siberia
In 1930 the USSR created a Jewish Region in Siberia, a homeland for Soviet Jews
The Great Depression: Harry Leslie Smith Remembers
Harry Leslie Smith grew up in England during the Great Depression of the 1930s
The First Lady of Cuban Ballet
World-famous prima ballerina Alicia Alonso talks about founding Cuba's National Ballet
The Nuclear Spy Alan Nunn May
In 1945 the English physicist was exposed as a nuclear spy for the Soviet Union.
The birth of the United Nations
In October 1945, the United Nations was born, in the hope of preventing future wars
Iceland's Women Strike
In October 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a massive nationwide protest
Sri Lanka Killings
In 1995 during Sri Lanka's brutal civil war Tamil rebels attacked a Sinhalese village.
The Disappearing Sea
In 1990, the first international conference was held on the shrinking of the Aral Sea
