Witness History Episodes Available now
The portable defibrillator
How Northern Irish doctor Frank Pantridge revolutionised heart-attack treatment.
The origin of the WHO
How the cold war helped shape the creation of the WHO and what role China played.
How Christo wrapped the Reichstag
The artist who delighted post-Cold War Berlin by wrapping its greatest monument
The Zanzibar Revolution
Just one month after gaining independence there was an uprising in Zanzibar in 1964.
The start of eco-tourism
How Costa Rica's Monteverde cloud forest reserve became a major tourist site
Ann Lowe - African American fashion designer
Ann Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress but for years few people knew her name
Winston Churchill's doctor
Winston Churchill's personal doctor published his memories of the British leader in 1966
The Gwangju massacre
The South Korean army crushed a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju on 27 May 1980
Risking my life to protect Congo's forest
How a conservationist tried to protect Congo's rainforest during the country's civil war.
The book that changed the way we eat
The book that highlighted the health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet
