Witness History Episodes Available now
Plane spotters
In November 2001 a group of British tourists were arrested and put on trial in Greece.
Thalidomide
Fifty years ago the drug thalidomide was found to cause serious damage to unborn children
Ned Kelly's Last Stand
How the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, was finally captured in 1880.
Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo
How Mobutu Sese Seko run a kleptocratic dictatorship in Congo for 32 years.
Georgia's Rose Revolution
In November 2003 a popular uprising unseated the government of Georgia.
President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel
How Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to visit Israel in 1977.
Nikola Tesla
He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power.
Kim Philby the spy
How a Soviet agent managed to fool the British intelligence service for years.
Cathy Come Home
It is 45 years since a BBC TV drama changed British ideas about homelessness.
Great Lisbon Earthquake
How an earthquake in 1755 flattened Lisbon and led to a revolution in European thought.
