Witness History Episodes Available now
The Hama massacre 1982
In 1982 people in the Syrian city of Hama rose up against the Assad regime
Windscale - Britain's worst nuclear accident
In 1957 a nuclear reactor in the north of England caught fire
Yuri Gagarin
The first man in space became a hero and a poster boy for Soviet achievement
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player
Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams
The African chief who gave up his throne for love.
The Rwandan genocide
A plane crash on 6 April 1994, set off a wave of killing in Rwanda which lasted 100 days
The death of Kurt Cobain
Thirty years ago, the lead singer of the rock band Nirvana was found dead in his home
The Gotti trial
John Gotti was a mafia boss who had escaped jail for years.
Edward and Mrs Simpson
He was the new British King and she was an American divorcee
Poll tax riots
The anti-poll tax demonstration of March 1990 brought thousands onto the streets of London
