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Witness History Episodes

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    The Creation of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine

    The scientific breakthrough that saved the lives of thousands of women

  2. Isadora Duncan - Dance Pioneer

    Sometimes called the 'Mother of Modern Dance'

  3. The South African Army In Lesotho

    South Africa sent 600 soldiers into Lesotho to quell political unrest in September 1998

  4. Brazil's Nuclear Accident

    Hundreds of people were contaminated when a disused radiotherapy machine was scrapped.

  5. The Battle of Algiers

    The film that tells the true story of the Algerians' fight for their capital Algiers

  6. The Arnhem Parachute Drop

    In 'Operation Market Garden' thousands of Allied troops parachuted into Nazi-held Holland

  7. The Cuban Five

    The case of five Cuban spies arrested in Miami in September 1998

  8. The Fifteen Guinea Special

    The train signaled the end of the steam age on Britain's main-line rail network in 1968

  9. The Truth About Crop Circles

    Thought to be left by UFOs the phenomena was resolved when two men came forward in 1991.

  10. How I Survived a Fire on a Plane

    One young man was the only passenger to survive a fire on a plane - find out how.

  11. The Killing of Steve Biko

    The brutal death in custody of the anti-Apartheid activist in September 1977.

  12. Appeasement

    In September 1938 Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia.

  13. The Ship that Dumped America's Waste

    How campaigners fought to stop the 'Khian Sea' from off-loading tons of US waste abroad

  14. WWI: The Hundred Days Offensive

    First-hand accounts of the Allied offensive that finally brought the bloody war to an end

  15. From Leningrad to St Petersburg

    In a hugely symbolic act Leningrad returned to its historic name of St Petersburg in 1991

  16. Living Under Gaddafi

    A military coup in Libya in September 1969 brought Muammar Gaddafi to power.

  17. The Battle for Brick Lane

    In 1978 the racist murder of a young Bengali galvanised an immigrant community in London.

  18. The First MRI Scan

    Dr Raymond Damadian attempted the first magnetic resonance scan of a human body.

  19. Surviving the "Death Railway"

    A prisoner of war describes the deadly conditions building the bridge over the River Kwai

  20. The Mine Disaster That Devastated Post-War Italy

    How an accident at Marcinelle in Belgium killed more than 100 Italian migrant workers.

  21. The Lake Nyos Disaster

    The mysterious death of villagers and livestock in north-western Cameroon

  22. Hitler's League Of German Girls

    An elderly German recalls her years as a leader in the Hitler Youth for girls.

  23. Benidorm

    The story of the mayor who created one of the world's biggest holiday resorts.

  24. Hitler's Architect

    Albert Speer was Hitler's architect. We talk to a journalist who interviewed him.

  25. Baba of Karo

    The groundbreaking autobiography of a woman who grew up in 19th century Nigeria

  26. USSR Wages War on Alcohol

    Sales of alcohol in the USSR were limited in 1985 in a bid to fight drunkenness.

  27. Prague Spring

    The student who appealed for the world's help when Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia

  28. The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis

    A bank robbery, a three-day car chase and a journalist who got too close to the story.

  29. The Invention of Instant Noodles

    The creation in 1958 of a new product that would revolutionise mealtimes worldwide.

  30. When TV Came To South Africa

    Apartheid South Africa finally launched the country's first TV service in 1976.

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