Witness History Episodes Available now
The Killing of Gianni Versace
In July 1997 the Italian fashion designer was shot on the steps of his Florida mansion.
Nintendo's Family Computer
The home gaming console was a breakthrough in the world of computer games.
The Mont Blanc Tunnel
In July 1965 an 11-km tunnel dug deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic
The Oka Crisis
Indigenous Canadians spent the summer of 1990 in a stand off with police.
Castlemorton Common: Britain's Biggest Illegal Rave
In the summer of 1992 thousands of ravers and New Age travellers gathered for a festival.
The Rudolf Nureyev Phenomenon
In 1961, one of the world's best ballet dancers, Rudolf Nureyev, defected from the USSR.
The Imprisonment of Irina Ratushinskaya
The dissident poet was sentenced to 7 years in a Soviet labour camp.
The birth of UKIP
In 1993, academic Dr Alan Sked started an anti-EU political party
The First Tamil Suicide Bombing
In July 1987 Tamil separatist rebels attacked a Sri Lankan army camp.
The Staffordshire Hoard
In 2009, a metal detectorist found the largest ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver
