Witness History Episodes Available now
Peter the Wild Boy
Nearly 300 years ago a feral child was brought to the court of King George I in London.
The death of President Tito
President Tito of Yugoslavia was one of the great characters of post-war Europe
Italian Bombing of Libya - 1911
The letters of an Italian pilot reveal how he carried out the first air raid in history
Ulrike Meinhof
In May 1976 the German left-wing extremist Ulrike Meinhof killed herself in prison
Victory in Europe Day
On May 8 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe.
Four minute mile
In 1954 a record was broken when a young British athlete ran a mile in under four minutes
Festival of Britain
It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain
Al-Qaeda 1998 Embassy Bombings in Africa
Following Osama Bin Laden's death, we recall al-Qaeda's attacks in Africa in 1998
Fall of Berlin
The experiences of one German woman after Berlin fell to the Red Army in 1945
Ukraine Famine
How famine devastated Ukraine in the 1930s
