Witness History Episodes Available now
How the smear test was invented
The discovery by Dr George Papanicolaou in 1928 which led to the smear test
Escaping Nigeria’s Civil War
One child's story of getting caught up in the Nigerian Civil War
Japanese university student riots
In 1968 and early 1969 Japanese students fought pitched battles with riot police
The Higgs Boson: A scientific discovery that explains how the universe works
The discovery of the Higgs Boson by scientists at CERN using the Large Hadron Collider
Hong Kong: Abandoned children
The Chinese babies left on the streets of 1960s Hong Kong in the hope they'd be adopted
Hong Kong - Kowloon Walled City
The end of a unique way of life in one of the most densely populated places in the world.
Hong Kong: The 5-19 football riot in China
The 5-19 football riot after Hong Kong won their World Cup qualifying match over China.
Hong Kong: Democracy campaigner
In 1997 Britain handed Hong Kong back to China but Emily Lau campaigned for democracy
Hong Kong: The handover
Chris Patten remembers the day Hong Kong was handed back to China from Britain
The UK's first official gay Pride March
The UK’s first official gay Pride march took place 50 years ago – on 1st July 1972.
