Witness History Episodes Available now
The death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
When Steve Biko died in police custody, the South African government lied about his death
Thai student killings 1976
How a student protest 30 years ago, led to bloodshed in the Thai capital
The fall of Slobodan Milosevic
When protestors stormed the Yugoslav parliament - President Milosevic stepped down
The Battle of Cable Street
How ordinary Londoners turned the tide against British fascism in October 1936.
Last Days of Nasser
A chauffeur recalls the dramatic final days of President Nasser of Egypt.
Nigerian Independence
It is exactly 50 years since Nigeria became independent
Silent Spring
The book that gave DDT - a synthetic pesticide - a bad name
Hair - the musical
In 1968 the rock musical Hair finally opened on the London stage
The Taliban take Kabul - 1996
On 27 September 1996 Taliban fighters took control of the Afghan capital Kabul
The Cod Wars
In the early 1970s Britain and Iceland were locked in a conflict - over fish.
