Witness History Episodes Available now
Howard Hughes
The reclusive American billionaire remembered by one of the few journalists to meet him.
Operation Babylift
As the Vietnam war ended the US tried to fly thousands of orphans out of the country.
The real Peter Pan
A family of real boys inspired JM Barrie to write the story of Peter Pan.
Women and the law in Britain
Over 175 years ago, Caroline Norton began to fight for the rights of married women.
The killing of Archbishop Romero
On 24 March 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot dead while saying mass in San Salvador.
American prisoners in Vietnam
After their release in 1973, former US prisoners of war began to talk about torture.
Unearthing the Terracotta Army
Discovered by chance by farmers digging a well, the secrets of the Qin Dynasty in China.
Living in Ceausescu's Romania
The communist dictator ran one of the most feared secret police forces in Eastern Europe.
The Profumo Affair
Fifty years ago, a sex scandal threatened to engulf the British government.
Life in Ceausescu's Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu controlled Romania through his feared secret police - the Securitate.
