Witness History Episodes Available now
The Aids Patient Zero Myth
How one man was mistakenly identified as the "Patient Zero" of the Aids epidemic
The Hanafi Hostage Siege in Washington DC
In March 1977 a group of American Muslims took over 100 people hostage in the US.
Georgia O'Keeffe
One of the world's most famous female artists died in March 1986.
Mexico Slashes Car Use
How Mexico City's bold plan helped reduce dangerously high pollution levels.
Kuwaiti Women Secure the Vote
In 2005 an unprecedented protest by Kuwaiti women won a historic change
WW1: The Two Women of Pervyse
The story of two British nurses who set up a first aid station on the Western Front
India's Disability Law
It wasn't until 1995 that disabled people in India were guaranteed rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt
America's longest-serving First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt
Albania's Economic Chaos
There was rioting across Albania after pyramid investment schemes collapsed.
The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks
Cells taken from an African American woman in 1951 revolutionised medical science
