Witness History Episodes Available now
The Home Brew Computer Club
Californian computer enthusiasts met to share ideas - including the founders of Apple
The first flight of Concorde
On 2 March 1969 the supersonic airliner took to the skies for the first time.
Gujarat riots
It is 10 years since communal violence broke out in the Indian state.
The assassination of Georgi Markov
The Bulgarian dissident was attacked with a poisoned umbrella on his way to Bush House.
The killing of Olof Palme
On 28 February 1986, the Swedish Prime Minister was killed on a Stockholm street.
Mary Quant and the miniskirt
A 2012 episode looks back at the work of the pioneering designer, who has died aged 93
From the silent screen to talkies
In the late 1920s Hollywood made the change from silent films to movies with soundtracks.
The Damascus Spring
Twelve years ago Syria experienced a brief burst of political openness.
Moose Murders
Nearly 30 years ago Moose Murders made history as the biggest flop ever on Broadway.
Nixon in China
It is 40 years since the US President went to China and met Chairman Mao.
