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Witness History Episodes

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    Billy Graham

    How the world's best known evangelist began preaching internationally.

  2. Concert for Bangladesh

    In 1971 the first big rock benefit gig was organised by former Beatle, George Harrison.

  3. The British Miners' strike

    Christmas 1984 - a time of hardship for the protesters against the closure of coal mines

  4. Spice Girls

    Christmas 1996 and the Spice Girls are number one. 'Girl Power' is taking over the world.

  5. Bangladesh wins independence

    An inside account of the moment Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971.

  6. Kazakh uprising

    In December 1986 Kazakhs began protesting against Moscow's rule.

  7. ANC Bomb

    The ANC party took its first violent action in 1961, a bomb at municipal offices in Durban

  8. Manuel Noriega

    Twenty years ago the leader of Panama Manuel Noriega, was removed from power by the USA.

  9. The Treaty of Rome

    We take you back to the beginnings of the European project.

  10. The Mozote massacre

    In December 1981 hundreds of peasants were killed by the army in El Salvador.

  11. Economic crisis in Argentina

    It is 10 years since the height of the financial crisis in Argentina.

  12. Pearl Harbour

    It is 70 years since Japanese planes attacked the US Navy base in Hawaii.

  13. The Bermuda Triangle

    The story of the Bermuda Triangle began when five US Navy planes went missing in 1945.

  14. The Pill

    The pill meant reliable, convenient family planning - and sexual freedom

  15. The US Embassy in Tehran

    In 1979 student demonstrators attacked the American Embassy in Iran.

  16. Ryan White

    The story of a young haemophiliac who was banned from school after testing HIV positive.

  17. The Winter of Discontent

    In 1979 British public sector workers went on strike over pay.

  18. The Battle in Seattle

    In November 1999 police battled with anti-globalisation protestors for control of Seattle.

  19. Plane spotters

    In November 2001 a group of British tourists were arrested and put on trial in Greece.

  20. Thalidomide

    Fifty years ago the drug thalidomide was found to cause serious damage to unborn children

  21. Ned Kelly's Last Stand

    How the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, was finally captured in 1880.

  22. Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo

    How Mobutu Sese Seko run a kleptocratic dictatorship in Congo for 32 years.

  23. Georgia's Rose Revolution

    In November 2003 a popular uprising unseated the government of Georgia.

  24. President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel

    How Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to visit Israel in 1977.

  25. Nikola Tesla

    He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power.

  26. Kim Philby the spy

    How a Soviet agent managed to fool the British intelligence service for years.

  27. Cathy Come Home

    It is 45 years since a BBC TV drama changed British ideas about homelessness.

  28. Great Lisbon Earthquake

    How an earthquake in 1755 flattened Lisbon and led to a revolution in European thought.

  29. Student Uprising in Greece in 1973

    Alan Johnston reports on a student uprising against military rule in Greece in 1973.

  30. Oh What A Lovely War

    In the 1960s, radio and stage shows helped provoke a change in attitudes to World War I.

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