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Witness History Episodes

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    The Great Depression: Harry Leslie Smith Remembers

    Harry Leslie Smith grew up in England during the Great Depression of the 1930s

  2. The First Lady of Cuban Ballet

    World-famous prima ballerina Alicia Alonso talks about founding Cuba's National Ballet

  3. The Nuclear Spy Alan Nunn May

    In 1945 the English physicist was exposed as a nuclear spy for the Soviet Union.

  4. The birth of the United Nations

    In October 1945, the United Nations was born, in the hope of preventing future wars

  5. Iceland's Women Strike

    In October 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a massive nationwide protest

  6. Sri Lanka Killings

    In 1995 during Sri Lanka's brutal civil war Tamil rebels attacked a Sinhalese village.

  7. The Disappearing Sea

    In 1990, the first international conference was held on the shrinking of the Aral Sea

  8. The Controversial 'God of Vengeance'

    How the cast of an early 20th century Yiddish play found themselves in court in New York.

  9. Mass Graves in Hue, Vietnam

    US troops discovered victims of the Communist Tet offensive in Hue city in 1968

  10. The October Crisis in Canada

    When Quebec separatists started to use violence - Canada's government called out the army

  11. Satyajit Ray: Working with India’s Cinematic Master

    Sixty years ago the acclaimed director released his awarding winning first film

  12. Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust

    Almost all of Denmark's Jewish population escaped the Nazis during World War Two

  13. The White Russians in Shanghai

    A Russian refugee remembers life in Shanghai after fleeing the 1917 revolution

  14. The Death of Edith Cavell

    On 12 October 1915 a British nurse was executed by German troops during World War One

  15. The Moors Murders

    In 1965, Britain was shocked by a series of child murders in Manchester

  16. Pakistan Earthquake 2005

    On 8 October 2005 a massive earthquake hit Pakistani-administered Kashmir

  17. The Assassination of Anwar Sadat

    President Anwar Sadat of Egypt's widow, Jehan, remembers the day he was assassinated

  18. Austrian Wine Scandal

    In 1985 government scientists discovered anti-freeze in bottles of Austrian wine.

  19. Barbary Pirates and the White Slave Trade

    The story of an English boy captured by pirates and enslaved in North Africa in 1716

  20. The Death of Rock Hudson

    Angie Dickinson remembers the Hollywood star who died after contracting Aids

  21. Danish Cartoons

    In 2005 a Danish newspaper published 12 images of the Prophet Muhammad

  22. Buena Vista Social Club

    Barbarito Torres speaks about playing on the ground-breaking album of Cuban music

  23. The Birth of Karaoke

    Daisuke Inoue was playing in a band in Kobe Japan when he invented the Karaoke machine

  24. Kabul Musicians' Quarter

    The home of Afghanistan's traditional musicians was destroyed in 1992.

  25. The Plastic People of the Universe

    The psychedelic Czech rock band which became a symbol of resistance to communist rule.

  26. Jacques Brel

    In 1966 the singer-songwriter announced on stage that he was going to stop performing

  27. The Attack on Fela Kuti

    In 1977 the Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos.

  28. DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of Hip Hop

    In the autumn of 1973 a Bronx DJ held a ground-breaking party.

  29. The Origins of Ska Music

    Jamaica is best known for Reggae music, but before Reggae, came Ska.

  30. The Leningrad Symphony

    In 1942 starving musicians in besieged Leningrad performed Shostakovich's Symphony

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