Witness History Episodes Available now
Palomares nuclear accident
How a B-52 bomber crashed on the Spanish coast while carrying four nuclear weapons.
Crossing Antarctica
In January 1997 Borge Ousland became the first person to cross the Antarctic alone
Kindertransport - Oliver's story
The story of a boy who escaped Nazi Germany on a kindertransport train heading for Britain
Football wages
We take you back to 1961 when the cap on football wages was abolished in England
Wikipedia - 10 years on
It is 10 years since the Wikipedia online encyclopedia was launched
Cryonic freezing
In 1967 a group of enthusiasts first tried to cryonically freeze a human being.
Crossing the Rubicon
When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river 2,000 years ago he changed history
Bojinka Airline Plot
The Manila-based plot to blow up a dozen airliners over the Pacific Ocean
Clinton impeachment
On January 7 1999 the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the US Senate
Sudan's civil war
In 1983 a civil war broke out in Sudan which would last for more than 20 years.
