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Witness History Episodes

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    Cuban Missile Crisis: the Governments

    In October 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis took the world to the brink of nuclear war

  2. Madonna's First Single

    Everybody was released in 1982 - it was the first step on Madonna's journey to stardom

  3. Testifying Against OJ Simpson

    Ron Shipp was a close friend of OJ Simpson's but decided to testify against him in court.

  4. Saving Italy's Art During WW2

    Italy's great works of art were threatened by bombing and looting during World War Two.

  5. Lluis Companys - Martyr of Catalan Nationalism

    The Catalan leader who was executed by a Spanish fascist firing squad in October 1940.

  6. The Death of Che Guevara

    Felix Rodriguez recalls his part in the killing of the Marxist revolutionary in Oct 1967.

  7. Matthew Shepard: A killing that changed American law

    The murder of a gay student shocked Americans and helped reform US hate crime law

  8. The first black American at Ole Miss

    In 1962 the first black American was enrolled at Mississippi University amid riots

  9. Israel Withdraws From Gaza

    One woman's account of life on the front-line of Israel's occupation of Gaza.

  10. The Raising of the Mary Rose

    King Henry VIII's favourite warship sank in a naval battle in 1545.

  11. The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

    Shortly before the Islamic revolution in Iran, a very modern museum opened in the capital

  12. The Sudden Death of Pope John Paul I

    Just 33 days into his reign, Pope John Paul I died unexpectedly in September 1978.

  13. A Bitter Divorce: When Guinea said "No" to France

    How Guinea became the first French West African colony to declare independence in 1958.

  14. Walking the Great Wall of China

    It took 508 days to complete the first expedition along the entire length of the wall.

  15. Britain's Land Girls

    Thousands of women and girls worked on farms throughout WW2 to produce much needed food.

  16. Steve Biko: Black Consciousness Leader

    The activist had died in South African police custody. He was buried on September 25 1977

  17. The Cross Border Horse Race

    A showdown on the American/Mexican border on September 14th 1958.

  18. Roselle - The 9/11 Guide Dog

    The inspiring story of how a Labrador led her blind master out of the World Trade Center.

  19. Australia's Rabbit Plague

    Rabbits infested huge swathes of the Australian countryside in the 1940s and 1950s.

  20. Shark Attack Survivor

    When Rodney Fox survived the jaws of a Great White Shark it inspired him to study them.

  21. The Transatlantic Locust Plague

    Millions of African locusts invaded the Caribbean having flown 5,000 kilometres non-stop.

  22. Sabra and Shatila - A Massacre in Lebanon

    A doctor working in Sabra and Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon recalls the massacre there

  23. The German Schoolboy Arrested for Writing a Letter

    Karl-Heinz Borchardt was arrested at the age of 18 by East German secret police.

  24. The Hippydilly Squat

    A group of hippies occupied a sixty-room mansion in central London in September 1969.

  25. The Collapse of Northern Rock

    Panicked run on bank signals the start of the financial crisis in the UK

  26. Nok Terracottas: Nigeria's Ancient Treasure

    When West African tin miners unearthed evidence of a lost civilization

  27. France's Last Guillotine

    The last man to be executed by guillotine in France was a Tunisian, Hamida Djandoubi.

  28. BBC Proms: Audience Member Rescues Concert

    When the principal singer collapsed, a member of the audience took over his role.

  29. Biosphere 2: Building A New World

    Eight scientists sealed themselves inside a giant greenhouse for an ambitious experiment.

  30. The Fairy Photos

    How two girls' photos convinced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that fairies exist.

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