Witness History Episodes Available now
Italy's 'Ghost Shipwreck'
How journalists located the wreck of a boat that capsized killing nearly 300 migrants
The Spiegel Affair
How a magazine article about West Germany's defence strategy led to a government crisis.
Smiling Buddha: India's First Nuclear Test
How India secretly developed and exploded its first atomic device in 1974
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Published in 1958 the Nigerian writer's first novel revolutionised African fiction.
Kosovo: 'Madeleine's War'
Ex-US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on why she argued for Nato action in Kosovo
Playgrounds Made of Junk
Post-war Britain saw a rise in "adventure playgrounds" born out of bomb-sites
The Toilet
The controversial art installation which upset Russians but is now seen as a masterpiece
Flight 655: When The US Shot Down An Airliner
All 290 on board were killed when a US warship downed an Iranian passenger jet in 1988
The Search For Deep Throat
In July 2005, the most famous informant in American history Deep Throat revealed himself
The President and the Gun Lobby
Former President George Bush Senior's public row with the National Rifle Association.
