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I Was There Episodes

  1. I Was There: The Pound Coin

    A look back to 1983 when the original 拢1 coin replaced the one pound note.

  2. I Was There: The New Millennium

    Sam Walker looks back at when we ushered in the new millennium

  3. I Was There: The Formation of the Social Democratic Party

    In January 1981 four Labour politicians announced they were breaking away from the party.

  4. I Was There: The Channel Tunnel

    We go back to May the 6th in 1994 when the Channel Tunnel was officially opened.

  5. I Was There: Rodney King

    Peter Allen looks at the 1992 race riots in LA sparked by the beating of Rodney King.

  6. I Was There: OJ Simpson

    Today we go back 21 years ago this week, to the acquittal of OJ Simpson.

  7. I Was There: Oasis at Knebworth

    It's 20 years since 120,000 people watched one of the defining moments in Brit Pop.

  8. I Was There: Oasis

    A look back at March 1993 and the beginnings of one of the great modern music stories

  9. I Was There: Mods and Rockers

    In our regular 鈥業 was there鈥� feature, Peter looks back at the Brighton riots of of...

  10. I Was There: M40 Crash

    A look back to February 2015 and the huge Valentine's Day crash on the M40 in Oxfordshire

  11. I was there: Kerry Packer

    May 1977 - Kerry Packer creates his own Cricket tournament: World Series Cricket

  12. I Was There: Japanese Tsunami

    Peter Allen and a range of guests recall the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011.

  13. I Was There: Iranian Embassy Siege

    5 live's Peter Allen looks back to April 1980 when the world watched as gunmen held 26...

  14. I Was There: Hair

    The best news and current affairs interviews and access, with Emma Barnett and Adrian...

  15. I Was There: Greenland

    Adrian Chiles speaks to those who remember when Greenland left the EEC in 1985.

  16. I Was There: First Gulf War

    Peter, Kate Adie and soldiers involved in the First Gulf War discuss its end in Feb 1991.

  17. I Was There: Dr Who

    A look back to 2005 when, after a 16 year absence, British TV classic Dr Who got a reboot

  18. I Was There: Death of John Lennon

    Peter Allen remembers the death of John Lennon with people involved in the tragic day.

  19. I Was There: Damilola Taylor

    I Was There: Damilola Taylor

  20. I was there: Concorde Crash 24 Jul 15

    Peter looks back on the first - and only - time Concorde crashed.

  21. I Was There: Clapham Train Disaster

    Survivors and rescuers of the 1988 Clapham train disaster tell their stories.

  22. I Was There: Black Monday

    Today we go back 29 years, to the stock market crash known as "Black Monday".

  23. I Was There: Asian Explusion from Uganda

    The Ugandan President ordered the expulsion of Asians from the country in 1971.

  24. I Was There: 2005 Indianapolis Grand Prix

    F1 Driver David Coulthard on the controversial 2005 Indianapolis Grand Prix

  25. I was there: 1991 Beirut hostage John McCarthy

    British hostage John McCarthy released in 1991 after more than five years held as hostage

  26. I was there: 1980 US Presidential Election

    Adrian looks back at the 1980 US Presidential Election

  27. I Was There: 'The Hitler Diaries'

    Peter Allen looks at what was supposed to be one of the biggest journalistic scoops in...

  28. I Was There - IRA Bomb in June 1996

    Peter Allen looks back at the Manchester IRA Bomb in June, 1996.

  29. I Was There - Everest

    41 years ago this weekend, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston made it to the top of Everest.

  30. Hull's Triple Trawler Tragedy in 1968

    Three Hull trawlers sank within three weeks of each other, with the loss of 58 lives.

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