Witness History Episodes Available now
Birkin bag: Creating fashion’s iconic accessory
In 1985, one the world’s most recognisable fashion accessories was launched, the Birkin
Turkey’s failed coup
On 15 July 2016, more than 300 people were killed in the coup attempt
Creating Canada’s largest territory
In 1999, Canada’s map was redrawn creating Nunavut, a territory showing Inuit land rights
The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize
In 1967, a lineman’s lifesaving actions were captured in a prize-winning photo
Dada: The birth of an art movement
In 1916, in Switzerland, an aesthetic began which would influence Surrealism and punk.
South Sudan celebrates independence
On 9 July 2011, people flooded the city of Juba as a new nation was born
Seveso Disaster
On 10 July 1976, there was an explosion at a chemical factory near Seveso, northern Italy
The immigrant workers who refused to pay rent in 1970s France
Thousands of workers protested against rent hikes and living conditions in French hostels
The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem
Jackie Kennedy renovates the White House
In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House
