Witness History Episodes Available now
Flying to Freedom
In June 1970 a group of mainly Jewish dissidents tried to escape from the USSR by plane
The Six Day War: A Palestinian view
The Six Day War of 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbours changed the Middle East
The Death of Walter Rodney
The Guyanese historian and political activist Walter Rodney was killed by a bomb in 1980
Denmark's Inuit Experiment
In 1951 a group of Inuit children were sent to Denmark for re-education as "little Danes"
Refugee Boat Tragedy
In June 1988 the US Navy came across a boat of Vietnamese refugees in the South China Sea
Women's Institute at 100
The British women's organisation set up to revitalise rural communities during WW1
Britain's first referendum on Europe
In June 1975, Britain held a referendum on its membership of the Common Market
Eichmann in Argentina
In 1960, leading Nazi Adolf Eichmann was abducted in Argentina and smuggled to Israel.
The Eichmann Tapes
The Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann gave hours of interview before his capture and trial
The Death of Ayatollah Khomeini
Chaos at the funeral of Iran's leader as millions gathered to mourn his death.
