Witness History Episodes Available now
The Algerians who fought for France
The bitter experiences of the fighters who opposed their own country's independence.
Algeria: The Massacre in Paris
How French police turned on Algerian demonstrators in Paris in 1961, killing dozens.
The War in Algeria: A French soldier's experience
A first-hand account of the brutal French tactics against Algerian independence fighters
Algeria’s Milk Bar Bomber
Zohra Drif targeted an ice-cream parlour in Algiers during the war of independence
The battle for Kinder Scout
How workers in Manchester fought for the right to walk in the nearby countryside.
Iranian revolution: The Kurdish uprising
A boy caught up in the forgotten battle for Kurdish autonomy in Iran in 1979
Britain's Soviet spy scandal
In 1971 during the Cold War, the UK expelled 90 Soviet diplomats suspected of spying.
Women's rights in Basra
How women in the southern Iraqi city were persecuted for "anti-Islamic" behaviour
Erasmus: Europe's student exchange scheme
The programme that's let millions of EU students live and study in other countries.
The World Wide Web
How the World Wide Web was created
