Witness History Episodes Available now
Bangladesh wins independence
An inside account of the moment Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Kazakh uprising
In December 1986 Kazakhs began protesting against Moscow's rule.
ANC Bomb
The ANC party took its first violent action in 1961, a bomb at municipal offices in Durban
Manuel Noriega
Twenty years ago the leader of Panama Manuel Noriega, was removed from power by the USA.
The Treaty of Rome
We take you back to the beginnings of the European project.
The Mozote massacre
In December 1981 hundreds of peasants were killed by the army in El Salvador.
Economic crisis in Argentina
It is 10 years since the height of the financial crisis in Argentina.
Pearl Harbour
It is 70 years since Japanese planes attacked the US Navy base in Hawaii.
The Bermuda Triangle
The story of the Bermuda Triangle began when five US Navy planes went missing in 1945.
The Pill
The pill meant reliable, convenient family planning - and sexual freedom
