Witness History Episodes Available now
Death of King George VI
How Britain mourned the death of King George VI in 1952.
Umm Kulthum
The great Egyptian singer was buried 37 years ago.
The Hama massacre
It is 30 years since thousands of Syrians were killed by their own army.
Diane Blood
Winning the chance to conceive a child using sperm from her dead husband
Dickens in America
How a visit to America in 1842 became a turning-point in the career of Charles Dickens.
Bloody Sunday
It is 40 years since 13 civil rights marchers were killed in Northern Ireland.
The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
It was the worst maritime disaster in history.
The Challenger disaster
In January 1986 a space shuttle launch went horribly wrong.
The rise of Hitler
On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin.
Japanese soldier in hiding
In January 1972 a Japanese soldier was found in the jungle of Guam.
