Witness History Episodes Available now
From Leningrad to St Petersburg
In a hugely symbolic act Leningrad returned to its historic name of St Petersburg in 1991
Living Under Gaddafi
A military coup in Libya in September 1969 brought Muammar Gaddafi to power.
The Battle for Brick Lane
In 1978 the racist murder of a young Bengali galvanised an immigrant community in London.
The First MRI Scan
Dr Raymond Damadian attempted the first magnetic resonance scan of a human body.
Surviving the "Death Railway"
A prisoner of war describes the deadly conditions building the bridge over the River Kwai
The Mine Disaster That Devastated Post-War Italy
How an accident at Marcinelle in Belgium killed more than 100 Italian migrant workers.
The Lake Nyos Disaster
The mysterious death of villagers and livestock in north-western Cameroon
Hitler's League Of German Girls
An elderly German recalls her years as a leader in the Hitler Youth for girls.
Benidorm
The story of the mayor who created one of the world's biggest holiday resorts.
Hitler's Architect
Albert Speer was Hitler's architect. We talk to a journalist who interviewed him.
