Witness History Episodes Available now
Barbary Pirates and the White Slave Trade
The story of an English boy captured by pirates and enslaved in North Africa in 1716
The Death of Rock Hudson
Angie Dickinson remembers the Hollywood star who died after contracting Aids
Danish Cartoons
In 2005 a Danish newspaper published 12 images of the Prophet Muhammad
Buena Vista Social Club
Barbarito Torres speaks about playing on the ground-breaking album of Cuban music
The Birth of Karaoke
Daisuke Inoue was playing in a band in Kobe Japan when he invented the Karaoke machine
Kabul Musicians' Quarter
The home of Afghanistan's traditional musicians was destroyed in 1992.
The Plastic People of the Universe
The psychedelic Czech rock band which became a symbol of resistance to communist rule.
Jacques Brel
In 1966 the singer-songwriter announced on stage that he was going to stop performing
DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of Hip Hop
In the autumn of 1973 a Bronx DJ held a ground-breaking party.
The Origins of Ska Music
Jamaica is best known for Reggae music, but before Reggae, came Ska.
