Witness History Episodes Available now
Pakistan's Women Only Police Station
In 1994 Pakistan opened the country's first all-female police station
The Arab Spring and Syria
The story of the first protests against the Assad regime in 2011
The Last of the Red Hot Mamas
The larger than life vaudeville star - Sophie Tucker - died on February 9th 1966.
Prozac
In the spring of 1988 a new kind of anti-depressant went on the market.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
In 1938, the first animated feature film was released, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The ‘Abscam’ Corruption Investigation
The FBI sting operation that ensnared corrupt politicians using a fictitious Arab sheikh.
Spanish Embassy Killings
In January 1980, 37 people died as police stormed Spain's embassy in Guatemala
The First Batman TV Series
In January 1966 Batman and Robin appeared on the small screen for the first time
Sharia Returns to Nigeria
In 2000, Zamfara became the first Nigerian state to implement full Sharia law
The Challenger Disaster
On 28 January 1986 The Challenger space shuttle launch went horribly wrong
