Witness History Episodes Available now
The First Foetal Surgery
On the 10th May 1981 a baby was born after a successful operation while in the womb.
The Last King of Bulgaria
Bulgaria's former King Simeon II wins the country’s parliamentary election in 2001.
Africa United
How 32 newly-independent nations came together to plan the future of their continent.
The First Diagnosis of Autism
The condition was first described in 1943 by child psychiatrist Leo Kanner in the USA
When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power
The British politician was the first woman elected to lead a Western European country.
WW2: Prisoner on the High Seas
A surprise attack, a ship lost, a crew captured - memories of a merchant navy veteran
Takeshi's Castle
A new sort of game show started on Japanese TV in May 1986
The Children's Crusade
Thousands of black children protested on the streets of Birmingham Alabama in May 1963.
A New Approach to Shakespeare
The Royal Shakespeare Company opened in Britain in 1961 and changed theatre forever.
Pablo Picasso
The great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso died in April 1973; hear from someone who knew him
