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Witness History Episodes

  1. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  2. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  3. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  4. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  5. 01/06/2026 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  6. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  7. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  8. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  9. Mexico: The election that ended one‑party rule

    In 2000, Vicente Fox won the Mexican presidency, ending 71 years of one‑party rule

  10. The Mexican song that captivated lovers during World War II

    In 1944, Besame Mucho topped the charts with its daring plea for a passionate kiss

  11. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  12. Montenegro votes for independence

    In 2006, Montenegro achieved independence from Serbia in the final break-up of Yugoslavia

  13. When Krishna Menon met Stalin

    A rare meeting between an Indian diplomat and Joseph Stalin took place in 1953

  14. Exposing King Albert II's secret child

    In 1999, teenager Mario Danneels wrote a book which exposed a royal scandal in Belgium

  15. Poland’s underground newspaper

    In 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly to share uncensored news with the public

  16. Witness History

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  17. When Sweden invented the reality game show

    In 1997, Sweden launched the world's first reality-based competitive TV show

  18. Uncovering a lost burial ground in Rio

    In 1996, Merced dos Anjos unearthed the New Blacks Cemetery under her home in Brazil

  19. The fossil that revealed the first dinosaur feathers

    In 1996, a fossil in China showed the first real hint that some dinosaurs had feathers

  20. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

    A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people

  21. David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest

    In 1954 a new television programme launched the career of the world-famous broadcaster

  22. Africa's worst stadium disaster

    In May 2001, 127 people died after a stampede at a football match in the Ghanaian capital

  23. Finding the world’s most complete T-rex fossil

    In August 1990, a team discovered the most complete T-rex fossil in the world

  24. Norway's WW2 railway sabotage plot

    In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis

  25. Nuns killed in Algeria

    In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers

  26. David Attenborough's First Expedition

    The story of David Attenborough's first expedition.

  27. The origins of World Press Freedom Day

    In 1991, journalists created the Windhoek declaration leading to World Press Freedom Day

  28. Inside the Cuban thaw

    In 2014, secret negotiations aimed to improve relations between the US and Cuba

  29. Peter Singer’s Drowning Child thought experiment

    In 1972, Peter Singer published one of the most influential ideas in modern philosophy

  30. Car-free Sundays during the global oil crisis

    In October 1973, the Netherlands became the first country to introduce car-free Sundays

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