Witness History Episodes Available now
The Soweto Uprising
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked an uprising in South Africa.
The Capture of Che Guevara
How the Marxist revolutionary was captured and killed in Bolivia.
The Death of Hitler
A first-hand account of Hitler from one of his secretaries who was there at the very end
Women and the Iranian Revolution
Many women supported Iran's 1979 Revolution but some later became disillusioned
Iran Hostage Rescue Mission
The US sent special forces to try to rescue hostages from their Embassy in Tehran in 1980
Iran Hostage Crisis
Barry Rosen was one of the Americans held hostage for 444 days in Tehran.
Ayatollah Khomeini Returns From Exile
In February 1979 an Islamic revolution began when Iran's exiled religious leader returned
Musicians of the Iranian Revolution
How Iran's state employed musicians started recording revolutionary songs.
The Publisher Who Tried to Change the World
Virago Press opened as a feminist publisher in 1972 to promote women's writing
The Beatles' Last Gig
In 1969, the Beatles played together in public for the last time, on a London rooftop.
