Witness History Episodes Available now
Yasser Arafat's speech at the United Nations
Yasser Arafat鈥檚 speech to the United Nations was a landmark for Palestinians.
1970 Cyclone
In November 1970 Bangladesh was hit by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.
Remembrance Day
Our history programme Witness remembers the end of the First World War - Armistice Day.
The Building of the Berlin Wall
When the Berlin Wall was built by East Germany, August 1961.
Miss World competition leads to deadly riots in Nigeria
How the Miss World competition led to deadly riots in Nigeria.
Florence Floods
How a flood in Florence in 1966 put many of Europe's most precious artworks at risk.
American citizens taken hostage at the US embassy in Tehran
US citizen Barry Rosen was held hostage for 444 days at the US Embassy in Tehran.
The Russian Revolution: Violence in Moscow
In 1917, a young girl watches the Russian Revolution unfold outside her window.
Solar Powered Cars
Witness is our new history programme. Today, a race with a difference across the Outback.
The Bombing of the Grand Hotel, Brighton
The night that Irish bombers tried to blow up the British Government in 1984.
