Witness History Episodes Available now
The Khmer Rouge take power
In April 1975 the four-year rule of the brutal Khmer Rouge began in Cambodia.
The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
In January 1965 Britain held a state funeral for the man who led it through World War Two.
The discovery of LSD
It is 70 years since a Swiss chemist stumbled on the controversial hallucinogenic drug.
The First War in the Air
The story of a young British pilot who survived the world's first war in the air
Mickey Mouse goes to Europe
When Disney opened a theme park in Europe, just outside Paris it was beset with problems.
Lee Elder at The Masters
How Lee Elder broke one of the last barriers in US sport in 1975
The Guinea Pig Club
How severely burnt Second World War airmen learnt to overcome their terrible injuries.
The Great Famine in China
When Mao Zedong tried to force an industrial revolution in China millions starved to death
Matabeleland Massacres
In the early 1980s, thousands of civilians were killed in Zimbabwe by the security forces.
James Brown Concert at the Boston Garden
Held 24 hours after the death of Martin Luther King, the gig went ahead peacefully
