Main content

Witness HistoryEpisodes

  1. 04/11/2026 GMT

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

  2. 03/11/2026 GMT

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

  3. 02/11/2026 GMT

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

  4. 30/10/2026 GMT

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

  5. 29/10/2026 GMT

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

  6. 28/10/2026 GMT

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

  7. 27/10/2026 GMT

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

  8. 26/10/2026 GMT

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

  9. 23/10/2026 GMT

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

  10. 22/10/2026 GMT

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

  11. Malta’s divorce referendum

    In 2011, Maltese voters went to the polls to decide if divorce should be legalised

  12. How Ten Canoes made cinema history

    In 2006, Australia's first feature film in Aboriginal languages was created

  13. Gerald Durrell's mission to save species from extinction

    In 1959, the writer Gerald Durrell opened the gates to a new kind of zoo

  14. Declaring chimpanzees an endangered species

    In 1990, human’s closest living relatives were declared endangered for the first time

  15. When Dian Fossey was murdered

    American gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in 1985 in the mountains of Rwanda

  16. Washoe: The chimp who learnt to sign

    By 1970 Washoe the chimp was thought to be the first non-human to learn a human language

  17. Harry Harlow's monkey tests

    Harry Harlow's controversial monkey tests in the 1950s transformed ideas on attachment

  18. The first monkeys to survive space travel

    On 28 May 1959, the USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive.

  19. The boy behind the creation of the Winnie-the-Pooh books

    In 1926, the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published, inspired by a young boy's toys

  20. How rats were trained to clear landmines

    In 2004, the world's first team of rats were cleared to be used in demining operations

  21. The mirrors that lit up a dark Norwegian town

    In 2013, Rjukan saw winter sunshine for the first time – thanks to an unusual invention

  22. Egypt’s President Sadat is assassinated

    In October 1981, President Anwar Sadat was assassinated at a military parade

  23. The Peruvian pilots who secretly delivered fighter jets during the Falklands War

    In June 1982, Peru sent fighter jets to help Argentina combat the UK

  24. Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling

    In 2012, cave art found in Indonesia challenged the idea that storytelling began in Europe

  25. Amsterdam air disaster: 'A plane crashed into my home'

    In 1992, Suzie Ampofo was in her flat block in Amsterdam when a cargo jet crashed into it

  26. The Dead Sea Scrolls

    In 1947, a missing goat led to a remarkable archaeological discovery

  27. The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan

    In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan(R)

  28. Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling

    In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history

  29. The birth of Jodrell Bank

    In 1957, building finished on what was then the largest radio telescope in the world

  30. Harold Riley: Painting Nelson Mandela

    In 2005, Harold Riley's painting of Nelson Mandela was unveiled

  1. Previous
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. …
  8. 156