Witness History Episodes Available now
Bali Bombs
Bomb attacks shatter the Indonesian island of Bali, eight years ago today.
Asylums
A special edition of Witness looks at life inside psychiatric institutions of the past.
Che Guevara
On the 9th of October 1967 Che Guevara was killed by armed forces in the Bolivian jungle.
The death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
When Steve Biko died in police custody, the South African government lied about his death
Thai student killings 1976
How a student protest 30 years ago, led to bloodshed in the Thai capital
The fall of Slobodan Milosevic
When protestors stormed the Yugoslav parliament - President Milosevic stepped down
The Battle of Cable Street
How ordinary Londoners turned the tide against British fascism in October 1936.
Last Days of Nasser
A chauffeur recalls the dramatic final days of President Nasser of Egypt.
Nigerian Independence
It is exactly 50 years since Nigeria became independent
Silent Spring
The book that gave DDT - a synthetic pesticide - a bad name
