Witness History Episodes Available now
The Battle of Algiers
The film that tells the true story of the Algerians' fight for their capital Algiers
The Arnhem Parachute Drop
In 'Operation Market Garden' thousands of Allied troops parachuted into Nazi-held Holland
The Cuban Five
The case of five Cuban spies arrested in Miami in September 1998
The Fifteen Guinea Special
The train signaled the end of the steam age on Britain's main-line rail network in 1968
The Truth About Crop Circles
Thought to be left by UFOs the phenomena was resolved when two men came forward in 1991.
How I Survived a Fire on a Plane
One young man was the only passenger to survive a fire on a plane - find out how.
The Killing of Steve Biko
The brutal death in custody of the anti-Apartheid activist in September 1977.
Appeasement
In September 1938 Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia.
The Ship that Dumped America's Waste
How campaigners fought to stop the 'Khian Sea' from off-loading tons of US waste abroad
WWI: The Hundred Days Offensive
First-hand accounts of the Allied offensive that finally brought the bloody war to an end
