Witness History Episodes Available now
The lost Czech scrolls
The Torah scrolls stolen by the Nazis, rescued by an London Jewish community.
Crimea's Soviet holiday camp
The hugely popular Soviet holiday camp, Artek
Russia annexes Crimea
In 2014, Russia took over the Crimean peninsula
Whistler: Creating one of the world鈥檚 biggest ski resorts
In 2003, Whistler Blackcomb won its bid to host the Winter Olympics
Columbus Lighthouse
A memorial for the ashes of Christopher Columbus opened in the Dominican Republic in 1992
Trans murder in Honduras
The 2009 murder of Vicky Hernandez forced recognition of transgender rights in Honduras
Icelandic women's strike
In 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a massive nationwide protest
The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs
Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov shocked the world with his two-headed dog experiments
Supermalt: The malt drink created after the Nigerian civil war
In 1972, a Danish brewery created Supermalt
The small Irish town known as 鈥楲ittle Brazil鈥�
How Gort in the west of Ireland became home to so many Brazilians
