Witness History Episodes Available now
Tokaimura nuclear accident
In September 1999 there was a nuclear accident at Tokaimura in Japan
Isherwood in Berlin
The English author Christopher Isherwood lived in Berlin throughout the 1930s.
Ordination of Women Priests
Angela Berners-Wilson on her experiences that day, and her long fight to become a priest
Halabja
In March 1988 Iraqi forces attacked the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons
Three Mile Island
In March 1979, the US suffered its worst nuclear accident
Air strikes on Libya 1986
It is almost 25 years since the US decided to take military action against Libya
Madrid train bombings
On 11 March 2004, bomb attacks in Madrid left 191 people dead
Dunblane school shooting
The lasting emotional impact of a gun attack at a small Scottish school in 1996
Zeebrugge ferry disaster
Survivors recall when a Belgian ferry capsized and killed more than 190 people
Political Activist Rosa Luxemburg
A revolutionary theorist and feminist icon, Lenin called her the Eagle of the Revolution