Witness History Episodes Available now
The first television opera
In 1951, the first opera ever composed specifically for TV was broadcast
When Laurel and Hardy spent Christmas at an English pub
In 1953, the comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy spent a few weeks at the Bull Inn
When Norway introduced salmon sushi to Japan
In the late 1980s, Norway was looking for a new market to sell its salmon
India's disability law
In 1995, the first disability rights legislation was passed by India's parliament
How NFL tickets caught fugitives
When Washington DC's most wanted were captured under the guise of winning NFL tickets
Dismaland: Banksy's dystopian theme park
In 2015, the street artist transformed a derelict pool into a dystopian ‘bemusement park’
The Paris climate agreement
In 2015, nearly 200 countries adopted the Paris climate agreement
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
When Apartheid was abolished, South Africans had to find a way to confront their past
The discovery of the coelacanth
In 1938, a fish was found that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years
The Balcombe Street IRA siege
In December 1975, four IRA gunmen took a couple hostage leading to a six-day siege
