Witness History Episodes Available now
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
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.
