Witness History Episodes Available now
Laika the Space Dog
The Russian street dog was the first living creature to orbit the Earth.
The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control
Eyewitness accounts of the Russian Revolution of 7 November 1917
Osama Bin Laden's Last Interview
Osama bin Laden spoke to journalist Hamid Mir as US-led forces closed in after 9/11.
The Naked Ape
The book that revolutionised the way we look at human behaviour.
The Case That Saved Sex on the Internet
In 1997 the US Supreme Court ruled against censoring sex on the internet.
Oscar Niemeyer's Forgotten Masterpiece
In the Lebanese city of Tripoli there is an exceptional architectural site.
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
How German monk Martin Luther started a religious revolution
The Murder of Brazil's Leading Journalist
Journalist Vladimir Herzog was killed in detention by the secret police in October 1975.
A Literary Love Affair
How Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir met and fell in love in Paris in October 1929
The Death of Dele Giwa
An eyewitness to the assassination of the famous Nigerian journalist Dele Giwa in 1986
