Witness History Episodes Available now
Pablo Picasso
The great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso died in April 1973; hear from someone who knew him
Scottish Prison Experiment
A special unit in a Glasgow jail began offering art therapy to violent prisoners in 1973.
The Oslo Peace Talks
How secret negotiations in Norway led to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
Swimming The Bering Strait
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union.
World War One: The Red Baron
Veterans remember the famous German air ace who was killed in April 1918
Earth Day
In 1970, 20 million Americans came out to demonstrate for a sustainable environment.
The Last Keeper of the Light
The island of Skellig Michael has lighthouses, and a striking role in Star Wars films.
The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
In April 1945 British troops discovered the horrors of the Holocaust in a camp in Germany
Rebuilding the Site of the Twin Towers
How a team of architects were given the responsibility to repair New York's skyline.
World War One: Germany's Spring Offensive 1918
Germany launched a huge offensive on the Western Front in a last gamble to win the war.
