Witness History Episodes Available now
The Heyday of Somali Music
The remarkable story of Maryam Mursal, one of the superstars of 1970s Somali music .
Russia's First DJ
Russia's first radio DJ, Seva Novgorodsev, went on air at the height of the Cold War
The Auschwitz Cellist
How the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived the Holocaust by playing music.
Uri Geller and the Bending Spoon
In 1976, a US magazine tested a psychic's claim that he could bend metal with his mind.
Hurricane Katrina
In August 2005 a massive hurricane hit the city of New Orleans in the USA.
The Guinness Book of Records
The first edition of one of the world's best-selling books was published in August 1955.
The Destruction of Iraq's Marshes
A look at the destruction of southern Iraq's great marshes, overseen by Saddam Hussein.
Latinos Protest Against Vietnam
How a Mexican-American march against the Vietnam War descended into chaos in 1970.
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
On 21 Aug 1983, the opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead in the Philippines
Mass Executions in Iran
In the summer of 1988 thousands of political prisoners were suddenly executed in Iran.
