Witness History Episodes Available now
Kia Ora: Maori Rights Breakthrough in New Zealand
Telephone operator Naida Glavish became known for saying good morning to callers in Maori
Dien Bien Phu
The French surrender at the siege of Dien Bien Phu ended their colonial rule of Vietnam
Paris Protests of 1968
How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.
Marcus Garvey
In 1916 Marcus Garvey arrived in the US urging black people to unite in a new nation.
Citizen Kane
Archive interviews with Orson Welles about one of the greatest films of all time
Riverdance
Irish dance sensation Riverdance debuted at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin
The Pope in Syria - 2001
In May 2001 Pope John Paul the Second made a historic visit to Syria
Kim Philby: The Third Man
In May 1988, the death was announced in Moscow of the English spy Kim Philby.
Escape from the South Atlantic
In the spring of 1982 Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands.
The Imaginary War Heroes
During World War Two, Soviet propaganda promoted a heroic feat that never happened.
