Witness History Episodes Available now
The Irish pirate Queen
Over 400 years ago an Irish woman pirate met Queen Elizabeth I
The fall of Berlin
The Red Army took control of the German capital Berlin, in May 1945
Easter Rising in Ireland
Eye-witness accounts of the Irish rebellion against British rule at Easter 1916.
Peter the Wild Boy
Nearly 300 years ago a feral child was brought to the court of King George I in London.
The death of President Tito
President Tito of Yugoslavia was one of the great characters of post-war Europe
Italian Bombing of Libya - 1911
The letters of an Italian pilot reveal how he carried out the first air raid in history
Ulrike Meinhof
In May 1976 the German left-wing extremist Ulrike Meinhof killed herself in prison
Victory in Europe Day
On May 8 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe.
Four minute mile
In 1954 a record was broken when a young British athlete ran a mile in under four minutes
Festival of Britain
It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain
