Witness History Episodes Available now
The Bari Raid 1943
How a devastating air raid on Bari during WW2 led to the deadly release of mustard gas
Nigeria's "War Against Indiscipline"
In 1984 General Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria
Surviving Ravensbruck
The story of a survivor of Ravensbruck, the Nazis' concentration camp for women
Britain's Palestine Patrols
How the Royal Navy stopped Jewish refugee ships trying to reach Palestine in the 1940s.
Cuba's 'Special Period'
In the 1990s the Cuban economy came close to collapse after Soviet aid dried up
Racial Equality on the Dance Floor
A nightclub in the British city of Birmingham was forced to lift its racial restrictions
The DB Cooper Mystery
In November 1971 a hijacker parachuted from a US plane with a $200,000 ransom
Attack on the US Embassy in Islamabad
In late November 1979 a mob set fire to the US Embassy in Islamabad
The CIA's Cultural War: how the CIA secretly funded the magazine Encounter
How the CIA secretly funded the hugely influential cultural magazine Encounter.
Fear of Flying: The Best Selling Book About Sex, Creativity And Love
Erica Jong, a feminist author from New York, talks about her novel on female sexuality
