Witness History Episodes Available now
Death of an Anarchist
Giuseppe Pinelli was an Italian anarchist who died in police custody - but why?
The First Latin American 'Telenovela'
Brazil's Vida Alves starred in the first ever Latin American soap opera in December 1951.
Cot Death
The 'Back to Sleep' campaign was launched in 1991 to prevent babies dying in their cots
The Hindu 'Milk Miracle'
Millions of Hindus were gripped by reports of their God, Ganesha, 'drinking' milk.
Sara Ginaite Lithuanian Jewish Partisan
A young Jewish woman escaped from the Kaunas Ghetto in Lithuania to fight the Nazis.
Yoyes - Woman leader of ETA
The life and tragic death of the first woman leader of the Basque separatist group ETA.
Fighting for Rural Women in South Africa
Sizani Ngubane set up the Rural Women's Movement in South Africa in the 1990s
Recreating Down Syndrome in Mice
Scientist Elizabeth Fisher created a new strain of mouse to help understand Down Syndrome
Wangari Maathai Wins Nobel Prize
In 2004, the Kenyan ecologist became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Soviet Woman Bomber Pilot
Yelena Malyutina was a Soviet female bomber pilot who fought in WW2.
