Witness History Episodes Available now
The Shooting of Rudi Dutschke
The German student leader was shot in April 1968, leading to protests in West Berlin.
The Soviet Spy Scandal
In 1971 during the Cold War, the UK expelled 90 Soviet diplomats suspected of spying.
The Zimbabwe Massacres
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
The First Frozen Embryo Baby
Zoe Leyland was born in Australia on April 11th 1984 after her mother's IVF treatment.
Woodfall Films
The film company which changed British cinema.
The Emergency Rescue Committee
The Emergency Rescue Committee helped save intellectuals and artists from the Nazis
2001 A Space Odyssey
Actor Keir Dullea recalls starring in Stanley Kubrick's ground-breaking sci-fi movie
Russia's Bitter Taste of Capitalism
Chaos and hardship hit Russia with the rapid market reforms in early 1992.
The UNAbomber
How the UNAbomber Ted Kaczynski was caught after his brother turned him in
The Invention of Semtex
The Czech plastic explosive that was once undetectable to security services