Witness History Episodes Available now
The Taliban take Kabul
It is 16 years since the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital.
German refugees in post-war Europe
At the end of WW2, many ethnic Germans in Central Europe were forced to leave their homes.
Arafat goes to the United Nations
In the autumn of 1974 a young Palestinian was sent to NY to pave the way for Yasser Arafat
Sharon at the al-Aqsa compound
In September 2000 the Israeli opposition leader visited the Al-Aqsa compound.
IRA jail break
In September 1983 a group of IRA prisoners escaped from jail in Northern Ireland.
Ireland's Magdalene Laundries
The story of a young girl who survived Ireland's notorious Catholic workhouses for women.
West Side Story
It is 55 years since a groundbreaking musical, West Side Story, opened on Broadway.
Silent Spring
A book that helped launch the green movement highlighted the damage caused by pesticides
The Invasion of Iraq
An Iraqi woman remembers living through the US-led invasion of 2003 with Robin Lustig.
The Hobbit
How an Oxford academic came up with a story that charmed children for generations.
