Witness History Episodes Available now
Operation No Living Thing
In January 1999, a combined rebel force invaded the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown.
Fighting in the Iran-Iraq War.
An Iraqi doctor remembers serving in one of the longest wars of the 20th Century.
Donald Campbell's Fatal Crash
In January 1967 the record-breaking driver was killed at the helm of his jetboat Bluebird
Waiting for Godot
How Samuel Beckett's existentialist masterpiece revolutionised the theatre 60 years ago.
The Keeling Curve
Meticulously recorded levels of CO2 in the atmosphere show how our climate is changing
Donald Woods flees South Africa
It is 35 years since the South African newspaper editor was forced into exile.
Pong and the birth of the computer game
It is 40 years since a video game was invented which would change the way we play.
Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV
In December 1999 a young Dutch man won the first ever Big Brother reality TV show.
Maitatsine
In 1980 thousands died in the Nigerian city of Kano in an uprising by an Islamic sect.
Vietnam War - Christmas bombing campaign
40 years ago the US launched its heaviest aerial bombardment of the Vietnam War.
