Witness History Episodes Available now
A Bizarre Poisoning Plot in Oregon
A clash between a religious commune and the locals leads to the mass poisoning of a town.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
In August 1915 the Scottish architect was arrested on suspicion of spying.
The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Esteban Volkov recalls the murder of his grandfather, Leon Trotsky, in Mexico in Aug 1940
The Dieppe Raid
The disastrous raid by Allied forces on the German occupied French port of Dieppe in WW2.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs
How six English farmworkers defied the authorities to form a trade union in 1834.
Korea Divided
In August 1945 Korea is split along the 38th parallel.
Child Prisoners of the Japanese
The story of one young American girl held prisoner by the Japanese during WW2.
The Inuit Children Experiment
Helen Thiesen recalls being taken from her family in Greenland and sent to live in Denmark
The Man Who Published Harry Potter
In 1996 struggling author JK Rowling finds a publisher at last for wizard Harry Potter.
Devil's Island
A convict's experience of the notorious French penal colony in South America.
