Witness History Episodes Available now
The Soviet Union's Fashion Revolutionary
Slava Zaitsev created the first high fashion collections in the USSR.
The Invention of Artificial Skin
How a chemist and a surgeon found a way of helping burns to heal.
The Street Battle That Rocked Brazil
A clash between students in 1968 paved the way for a hardening of military rule.
Racial Equality in Britain - Learie Constantine
The former West Indies cricketer took a London hotel to court in 1943
The Bridge Which United Sweden and Denmark
The bridge which connected neighbours across the water and inspired a TV hit worldwide.
Fighting in the Iran-Iraq War
The war lasted for 8 years and is thought to have left over a million people dead.
The Creation of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine
The scientific breakthrough that saved the lives of thousands of women
Isadora Duncan - Dance Pioneer
Sometimes called the 'Mother of Modern Dance'
The South African Army In Lesotho
South Africa sent 600 soldiers into Lesotho to quell political unrest in September 1998
Brazil's Nuclear Accident
Hundreds of people were contaminated when a disused radiotherapy machine was scrapped.
