Witness History Episodes Available now
Marie Curie
Winner of two Nobel prizes for her pioneering research into radioactivity
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
In July 1945, the American warship was torpedoed in the shark-infested Pacific Ocean.
The Death of MKO Abiola
Nigerian opposition leader died suddenly days before his expected release from prison
One Hundred Years of Solitude
In 1967 the best-selling Latin American novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez was published.
Tamil Doctors and the Sri Lankan War
In July 2009 doctors were forced to re-assess the number of casualties in the war.
The Death of General Sani Abacha
The Doctor who tried to save Nigeria's Military Ruler.
Escape from the KGB
In July 1985, Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking Soviet spy defected to the UK
German Re-Armament
In the 1930s Hitler began to rebuild Germany's air force.
Red Cross Visits Nazi Concentration Camp
In 1944 the International Red Cross was allowed into Theresienstadt concentration camp
The Berlin Love Parade
On 1 July 1989, 150 dancers set off on a demonstration for 'peace, love and pancakes'
