Witness History Episodes Available now
The man who inspired Britain's first Aids charity
In 1982, Terrence Higgins became the first known British victim of HIV/AIDS.
The Antarctic Whale Hunters
Memories of the bloody Antarctic industry which left whales on the brink of extinction.
The Destruction Of Iraq's Marshlands
When Iraq's marshes became a hiding place for rebels, Saddam Hussein destroyed them.
The USSR Opens Up to the West
Four years after Stalin's death, Moscow threw a festival for 30,000 foreign students.
The Last Days of Yasser Arafat
The Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in November 2004
The Story Behind The Man Who Shot JFK
What did Lee Harvey Oswald do for two years in the Soviet city of Minsk?
The 'Braceros', America's Mexican Guest Workers
How hundreds of thousands of Mexicans were hired to work legally in US farms.
The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
Recorded memories of the funeral in 1852 of the Duke of Wellington who defeated Napoleon.
Britain's Little Blue Disability Car
For decades disabled people in the UK were offered tiny, three-wheeled, turquoise cars
Japanese Murders in Brazil
Fanatics killed Japanese immigrants who accepted that Japan had surrendered in WW2.
