Witness History Episodes Available now
Why I Slapped the German Chancellor
In November 1968 a young activist hit Germany's leader to draw attention to his Nazi past
Princess Margaret And The War Hero
How a love affair between the Queen's sister and Captain Peter Townsend gripped Britain.
Life With America's Black Panthers
Memories of the radical African American leader, Eldridge Cleaver.
The KGB's Whistleblower
KGB defector Vasili Mitrokhin's top secret archive was smuggled to Britain in 1992
The Day Nigeria Struck Oil
An eyewitness account of a discovery that changed Nigerian history
When Russia's Richest Man Was Jailed
Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003
Maximilian Kolbe: 'The Saint of Auschwitz'
The Polish priest who was declared a saint for swapping his life for a stranger's
The Arrest in London of Augusto Pinochet
The former ruler of Chile, Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London in October 1998
Desmond Tutu Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Apartheid South Africa's outspoken critic Bishop Desmond Tutu wins the Nobel Peace Prize
When Belgium Banned Coca-Cola
When Belgian teenagers got sick they blamed Coca-Cola but the truth was more mysterious
