Witness History Episodes Available now
India's Partition - Part Two
Chandra Joashi was caught on the wrong side of the border during India's partition
India's Partition - Part One
Saleem was five when his family escaped to the new Muslim country of Pakistan in 1947
The nightclub that changed Ibiza
In June 1973, the nightclub Pacha opened in Ibiza and it changed the island forever
Discovering Hale Bopp
The Hale Bopp Comet was discovered in 1995 which resulted in advances in science
Indonesia's forest fires
Forest fires in Indonesia caused huge damage and a dense smog across South East Asia
Sweden鈥檚 pronoun battle
How campaigners fought to get 鈥榟en鈥� included in Swedish dictionaries.
The resignation of President Nixon
On 8 August 1974, Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign
The return of Asians to Uganda
When Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986, he asked exiled Asians to return to Uganda.
The city shaped by Ugandan Asians
Some 10,000 Asians made Leicester their home after being expelled from Uganda in 1972.
The exodus of Asians from Uganda
In 1972, dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians had just 90 days to leave Uganda.
