Witness History Episodes Available now
Prosecuting Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials
Eighty years ago, in the aftermath of World War Two, a major war crimes trial took place
Birth of the G7
In November 1975, leaders of six nations met in France to solve an economic crisis
Breaking the sound barrier
In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound
Discovering the largest dinosaur ever
In 2012, a shepherd uncovered a bone belonging to a new dinosaur in Argentina
The ‘father of e-books’
In 1971, there was a key moment in the digital revolution of e-books
The creation of Miffy
The children's book character Miffy was created by Dick Bruna in 1955
President Clinton is impeached
In 1999, US President Clinton was impeached over a relationship with a White House intern
The brains behind Thunderbirds
It's 60 years since Thunderbirds first blast onto TV screens
Emerante de Pradines: Haiti’s musical trailblazer
The singer, dancer and folklorist who became the first Haitian to sign a record deal
Orson Welles broadcasts The War of the Worlds
In 1938, Orson Welles terrified radio listeners with The War of the Worlds