Witness History Episodes Available now
Discovering the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion
In 2000 Franck Goddio made one of the greatest ever underwater discoveries
The Bolivian Water War
How Bolivians in the city of Cochabamba fought against the “leasing of the rain”
Rosalind Franklin: DNA pioneer
The scientist produced an X-ray photograph in 1952, that helped show the structure of DNA
Eyjafjallajökull: The volcano that stopped a continent
In 2010, a cloud of volcanic ash brought Europe’s planes back to earth
The invention of the EpiPen
How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device
The hippo and the tortoise
In 2004, a hippo and a tortoise became friends. Their story gained worldwide fame
Destruction of Mostar Bridge
On 9 November 1993 the historic bridge was destroyed during the Bosnian War
The Pakistani teens who became disco superstars
How Nazia and Zoheb Hassan changed South-East Asian pop with their album, Disco Deewane
Debbie McGee in Iran
Showbiz star, Debbie McGee describes being caught up in the Iranian revolution in 1978
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
More than 300 people died in Paraguay's capital in 2004
