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Witness History Episodes

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    Last Days of Nasser

    A chauffeur recalls the dramatic final days of President Nasser of Egypt.

  2. Nigerian Independence

    It is exactly 50 years since Nigeria became independent

  3. Silent Spring

    The book that gave DDT - a synthetic pesticide - a bad name

  4. Hair - the musical

    In 1968 the rock musical Hair finally opened on the London stage

  5. The Taliban take Kabul - 1996

    On 27 September 1996 Taliban fighters took control of the Afghan capital Kabul

  6. The Cod Wars

    In the early 1970s Britain and Iceland were locked in a conflict - over fish.

  7. The Blitz

    It's 70 years since the beginning of the Blitz - the bombing of British towns and cities.

  8. Iran-Iraq War

    On September 22nd 1980 Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops into Iran.

  9. Women Machinists Strike at Ford's, Dagenham

    The strike at Ford's car factory Dagenham led to equal pay legislation in the UK

  10. Bokassa's Downfall

    In 1979 the Emperor of the Central African Republic, Jean Bedel Bokassa, was overthrown.

  11. Paralympics Games in Rome 1960

    It is 50 years since the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome

  12. Sabra and Shatila massacre 1982

    Reflecting on the massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps

  13. The collapse of Lehman Brothers

    The day that one of America's largest banks collapsed, triggering a global financial panic

  14. Pope John Paul II's UK visit in 1982

    The last time a Pope came to Britain was John Paul II's visit in 1982

  15. Star Trek

    How the sci-fi classic Star Trek was born

  16. Chile Coup

    The playwright, Ariel Dorfman, recalls the coup in Chile in September 1973.

  17. Wolfenden Report on Homosexuality

    In 1957, a government committee shocked Britain by calling for homosexuality to be legal.

  18. Child Evacuees

    Children were evacuated from Britain's towns and cities at the beginning of World War Two.

  19. A Baader Meinhof victim

    In 1977 the Baader Meinhof gang kidnapped and killed a leading German businessman.

  20. Lord Mountbatten

    Lord Mountbatten, pillar of the British establishment, was killed by the IRA in 1979

  21. Anniversary of the Beslan school siege of 2004

    Six years on from the school siege in Beslan, one schoolgirl remembers

  22. Oslo Talks

    An insight into past Middle East Peace talks - a sense of humour makes a difference.

  23. Titanic discovery

    On 1 September 1985 scientists located the wreckage of the Titanic on the ocean floor

  24. Libya Coup 1969

    In 1969, a group of Libyan army officers take power in an overnight coup

  25. Hurricane Katrina

    A New Orleans deacon describes how his community survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

  26. Krakatoa volcano disaster of 1883

    How the Krakatoa volcano disaster of 1883 wreaked havoc, but also inspired scientists

  27. Women's Strike in New York

    What happened when thousands of women went on strike in New York City in 1970?

  28. Fastnet yacht race disaster

    The story of a battle to survive the deadly storm that hit the Fastnet yacht race in 1979

  29. Woodstock Festival

    How a trainee priest found his true vocation at the Woodstock music festival in 1969

  30. The Baltic chain protest

    How millions of people in the Baltic states held hands to protest against Soviet rule

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