Witness History Episodes Available now
The birth of Bangladesh
Pakistan's first democratic elections led to the creation of a new country, Bangladesh
White Christmas
American entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' one of the defining songs of WW2
The return of the beaver
Why beavers were officially reintroduced to the UK 400 years after they were wiped out
Neanderthal cave mystery
A remarkable discovery in a cave at Bruniquel in southern France in 1990
Chief Albert Luthuli wins the Nobel Prize for Peace
Albert Luthuli was the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The pioneer of 'Mountain Filming'
How a German filmmaker, Arnold Fanck, shot films high in the mountains in the 1920s
The life and work of Chester Himes
The African-American crime writer Chester Himes first found widespread success in France
The V1 flying bomb
How the first of the Nazi's new "revenge weapons" terrorised Londoners in WW2
The slaves who defeated Napoleon
The first successful slave uprising in modern times, it prompted the abolition of slavery
France's Muslim headscarf ban
A law banning religious clothing from French state schools came into effect in 2004
