Witness History Episodes Available now
The US Embassy in Tehran
In 1979 student demonstrators attacked the American Embassy in Iran.
Ryan White
The story of a young haemophiliac who was banned from school after testing HIV positive.
The Winter of Discontent
In 1979 British public sector workers went on strike over pay.
The Battle in Seattle
In November 1999 police battled with anti-globalisation protestors for control of Seattle.
Plane spotters
In November 2001 a group of British tourists were arrested and put on trial in Greece.
Thalidomide
Fifty years ago the drug thalidomide was found to cause serious damage to unborn children
Ned Kelly's Last Stand
How the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, was finally captured in 1880.
Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo
How Mobutu Sese Seko run a kleptocratic dictatorship in Congo for 32 years.
Georgia's Rose Revolution
In November 2003 a popular uprising unseated the government of Georgia.
President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel
How Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to visit Israel in 1977.
