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Witness History Episodes

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    Wine Shock: The Judgement of Paris

    How California stunned the French wine world in the 1970s.

  2. Shoah the Film

    Shoah, Claude Lanzmann's epic nine-hour film on the Holocaust was released in spring 1985

  3. The Rajneesh Poisoning Scandal

    How the followers of an Indian guru tried to poison their opponents in Oregon, USA.

  4. Lesbian Protest on BBC News

    On 23 May 1988 a group of lesbian activists invaded a BBC TV news studio as it was on air

  5. Deaf University Protest

    How deaf students forced their American university to appoint a deaf president.

  6. Pakistan's Theatre Revolution

    The launch of Ajoka, the group which pioneered theatre for social change in Pakistan.

  7. China's Barefoot Doctors

    In 1968 Chairman Mao sent thousands of young people into rural China to work as doctors.

  8. President Suharto Resigns

    On May 21st 1998 the president of Indonesia resigned after 31 years in power.

  9. Defusing Nuclear Bombs: The Goldsboro 'Broken Arrow'

    How Lt. Jack ReVelle disarmed two thermonuclear bombs which crashed in North Carolina.

  10. Look Back in Anger

    The play Look Back in Anger changed British theatre when it was staged in 1956

  11. May 1968 Paris Riots

    A riot policeman's view of the violence which swept through France in 1968.

  12. The First Montessori Nursery

    In 1907 Italian doctor, Maria Montessori, radically changed the way young children learn.

  13. The Dambusters Raid

    The famous British raid on German dams during World War Two.

  14. The Walker Spy Ring

    In 1985 members of the US spy ring were arrested for selling Navy secrets to the USSR.

  15. The First Foetal Surgery

    On the 10th May 1981 a baby was born after a successful operation while in the womb.

  16. The Last King of Bulgaria

    Bulgaria's former King Simeon II wins the country’s parliamentary election in 2001.

  17. Africa United

    How 32 newly-independent nations came together to plan the future of their continent.

  18. The First Diagnosis of Autism

    The condition was first described in 1943 by child psychiatrist Leo Kanner in the USA

  19. When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power

    The British politician was the first woman elected to lead a Western European country.

  20. WW2: Prisoner on the High Seas

    A surprise attack, a ship lost, a crew captured - memories of a merchant navy veteran

  21. Takeshi's Castle

    A new sort of game show started on Japanese TV in May 1986

  22. The Children's Crusade

    Thousands of black children protested on the streets of Birmingham Alabama in May 1963.

  23. A New Approach to Shakespeare

    The Royal Shakespeare Company opened in Britain in 1961 and changed theatre forever.

  24. Pablo Picasso

    The great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso died in April 1973; hear from someone who knew him

  25. Scottish Prison Experiment

    A special unit in a Glasgow jail began offering art therapy to violent prisoners in 1973.

  26. The Oslo Peace Talks

    How secret negotiations in Norway led to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

  27. Swimming The Bering Strait

    How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union.

  28. World War One: The Red Baron

    Veterans remember the famous German air ace who was killed in April 1918

  29. Earth Day

    In 1970, 20 million Americans came out to demonstrate for a sustainable environment.

  30. The Last Keeper of the Light

    The island of Skellig Michael has lighthouses, and a striking role in Star Wars films.

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