Witness History Episodes Available now
The miracle of walking
The doctor who revolutionised the treatment of 'club foot' - rejecting invasive surgery
Kilimanjaro: Africa’s disappearing glaciers
In the past 100 years, 90% of the glacial ice at the top of Kilimanjaro has disappeared
The child climate activist of the 1990s
Severn Cullis-Suzuki was 12 when she spoke to world leaders at the UN Earth Summit in Rio
How the world woke up to climate change
A scientist delivered a direct message to US politicians about climate change in 1988
The world's first environment conference
Countries first tried to tackle the damage humans are doing to the planet in 1972
Proving climate change: the 'Keeling Curve'
The US scientist who began recording carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere in 1958
Britain’s lesbian families ‘scandal’
A media storm about lesbian mothers caused a heated national debate in 1970s Britain.
The Greenham Common women's peace camp
Throughout the 80s women protested against nuclear weapons which were held at the UK base
Polish refugees in Africa
How Polish women and children found refuge in African countries during WW2
The mysterious death of Samora Machel
Many suspected foul play when Mozambique's socialist leader was killed in a plane crash
