Witness History Episodes Available now
When Stalin Rounded Up Soviet Doctors
Hundreds of Soviet doctors were imprisoned or shot in the last year of Stalin's rule.
Fidel Castro Takes Havana
The end of the US-backed dictator and the start of communist rule in Cuba in January 1959
The Doomsday Seed Vault
In 2008, the first global seed vault was opened to safeguard the world's crops
Vikings in North America
The Canadian discovery that proved Vikings had crossed the Atlantic 1000 years ago
Ceausescu's 'House of the People'
The vast building that symbolised the excesses of Romania's brutal former dictator
Barbara Cartland - Queen of Romance
Exploring the life of bestselling writer Dame Barbara Cartland.
Brazil's Marijuana Summer
In 1987 thousands of tin cans full of marijuana washed up on the beaches in Rio.
Rebels Rout The Army In El Salvador
The storming of the El Paraiso base by Marxist rebels in December 1983.
When Animals Go To War
In December 1943, a British charity created gallantry medals for animals serving in war.
Trautonium: A Revolution in Electronic Music
Meet the trautonium, the early electronic instrument promoted by the Nazis.
