Witness History Episodes Available now
Death of Franco
It's the winter of 1975 and in Spain a dictator is dying.
Thatcher Resigns
Witness takes you back to the last days of a remarkable political career.
A holocaust survivor meets Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg trials
A holocaust survivor comes face to face with Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg trials.
The birth of Britain鈥檚 National Health Service - the NHS
What happened at the beginning of Britain鈥檚 National Health Service?
President Richard Nixon goes to China and meets Chairman Mao
US President Richard Nixon meets the leader of communist china Chairman Mao in Beijing.
Yasser Arafat's speech at the United Nations
Yasser Arafat鈥檚 speech to the United Nations was a landmark for Palestinians.
1970 Cyclone
In November 1970 Bangladesh was hit by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.
Remembrance Day
Our history programme Witness remembers the end of the First World War - Armistice Day.
The Building of the Berlin Wall
When the Berlin Wall was built by East Germany, August 1961.
Miss World competition leads to deadly riots in Nigeria
How the Miss World competition led to deadly riots in Nigeria.
