Witness History Episodes Available now
When Pink Floyd played in Venice
In July 1989, Pink Floyd played a controversial concert to 200,000 people in Venice
The discovery of nerve growth factor
In 1952, Italian scientist Dr Rita Levi-Montalcini made a crucial discovery
My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss
In 1971, a question from his son led Roger Hargreaves to create Mr Men and Little Miss
Austria's wine scandal
In 1985, scientists discovered poisonous anti-freeze in bottles of fine Austrian wine
Jimmy Carter visits Cuba
In 2002, former US President Jimmy Carter paid a controversial visit to Cuba
Cuba's Mariel boatlift
In 1980, more than 100,000 Cubans left the country for the US
The 'Jugroom Fort' rescue mission
In 2007, British forces staged a daring rescue from a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan
脰tzi: The Iceman of Bolzano
In September 1991, two German hikers found a 5,000-year-old mummy in a glacier
The Kaohsiung Incident
On 10 December 1979, pro-democracy activists clashed with police in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chile's 'Penguin Revolution'
In 2006, more than 600,000 school children in Chile began a nationwide protest
