Witness History Episodes Available now
US troops in Iraq
All US troops have now left Iraq. We take you back to when they first invaded in 2003.
The Creation of Tetris
One of the most popular computer games ever was invented in Moscow in 1984
Enid Blyton and the 麻豆社
The difficult relationship between the 麻豆社 and the children's writer, Enid Blyton.
The release of Sakharov
In December 1986 the Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov was allowed to return to Moscow.
The sinking of the Scharnhorst
She was one of Germany's greatest battleships during World War II.
The Christmas Truce
On Christmas Eve 1914, during World War I, British and German soldiers stopped fighting.
Billy Graham
How the world's best known evangelist began preaching internationally.
Concert for Bangladesh
In 1971 the first big rock benefit gig was organised by former Beatle, George Harrison.
The British Miners' strike
Christmas 1984 - a time of hardship for the protesters against the closure of coal mines
Spice Girls
Christmas 1996 and the Spice Girls are number one. 'Girl Power' is taking over the world.
