Witness History Episodes Available now
The Burning of the Jaffna Public Library
On June 1st 1981, the public library in the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna was set on fire.
The Heysel Stadium Disaster
Thirty-nine people died during the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.
The Welsh in Patagonia
In May 1865 a group of Welsh settlers left Liverpool for Patagonia
Protect and Survive
In May 1980 the British government published a booklet about how to survive nuclear war
Australia's Rabbit Plague
How Australia battled a plague of rabbits which was destroying its agricultural economy.
Italy in World War One
One soldier's diary account of the brutal Italian campaign fought in the Alps
The Murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero
Two witnesses give their account of the shooting of the archbishop of El Salvador.
Iran Hostage Rescue Mission
Rob Walker reports on an attempt to free hostages from the US embassy in Iran in 1980.
The Sinking of the Lusitania
1,200 died when a German submarine torpedoed the passenger liner off Ireland in 1915
The Fall of Saigon
In 1975 US troops airlifted hundreds of people out of Saigon as the Vietnam War ended.
