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Witness History Episodes

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    Silent Spring

    A book that helped launch the green movement highlighted the damage caused by pesticides

  2. The Invasion of Iraq

    An Iraqi woman remembers living through the US-led invasion of 2003 with Robin Lustig.

  3. The Hobbit

    How an Oxford academic came up with a story that charmed children for generations.

  4. Blasphemy in Pakistan

    In 1998 a Roman Catholic Bishop killed himself in protest at Pakistan's blasphemy laws.

  5. Mules and the Mujahideen

    Twenty-five years ago, a shipment of mules was sent from the USA to Afghanistan.

  6. Ethiopia's Korean War Hero

    The Ethiopian soldier who became a hero in the Korean War

  7. A Polish odyssey

    One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War II.

  8. A Polish Odyssey

    One girl's story of exile and soldiering during World War Two.

  9. The shooting of Tupac Shakur

    How the American hip hop star Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting.

  10. Dingo Baby Trial

    It is 30 years since an Australian woman was accused of murdering her daughter.

  11. The Death of Steve Biko

    The authorities said he'd starved himself to death, but he died from head injuries

  12. Phoolan Devi - Bandit Queen

    It is 30 years since a teenage Indian woman spread fear in the North East of the country.

  13. Mo Farah

    How a London school sports teacher changed the life of the Somali-born Olympic champion.

  14. Nehru and Edwina

    Lady Pamela Hicks talks about her mother's love for India's first post-independence leader

  15. The "Last Indian"

    How a Yahi Indian called Ishi emerged from the Northern Californian wilderness in 1911.

  16. Attack on Springboks in New Zealand

    In 1981 anti-apartheid protestors used a plane to attack South African rugby players.

  17. Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty: 15 years in a foreign Embassy

    In 1956 a Hungarian Cardinal sought refuge in the US Embassy in Budapest.

  18. The Riot in Chicago in 1968

    The riot that overshadowed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968

  19. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mr Universe

    Arnold Schwarzenegger and bodybuilding in the 1960s.

  20. Farzad Bazoft - Observer journalist in Baghdad

    In 1989 the Observer journalist was arrested and accused of spying for Britain.

  21. The Death of Princess Diana

    The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, killed in a car crash on 31 August 1997.

  22. East Timor Referendum

    How East Timor's vote for independence in 1999 sparked violence by pro-Indonesia militias.

  23. Soviet Protest Pioneers

    How seven Soviet intellectuals held a pioneering protest in Moscow in 1968.

  24. Bobby Fischer

    In 1972, chess makes headlines as volatile American Bobby Fischer becomes world champion.

  25. The Great Train Robbery

    In August 1963, thieves stole over £2 million from a London bound Royal Mail train.

  26. The Suicide of Yukio Mishima

    A friend remembers the dramatic death of one of Japan's greatest 20th century writers.

  27. The Death of Getulio Vargas

    The death of a president that shocked Brazil.

  28. Hurricane Andrew

    How broadcasting throughout a devastating storm made a Miami weatherman into a local hero.

  29. Windies Make England Grovel

    The year the England cricket captain said he was going to make the West Indies "grovel".

  30. Assassination of Leon Trotsky

    The assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotksy in Mexico City in 1940.

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