Witness History Episodes Available now
Remembering Chairman Mao
Chinese leader Mao Zedong died on 9 September 1976. Sidney Rittenberg knew him well.
The Port Arthur Massacre
The murder of 35 people by one gunman led to sweeping changes in Australia's gun laws.
World War One in Africa
Rare recordings of African veterans of WW1 in East Africa
Jailed for Speaking his Mind in China
Harry Wu was a young student jailed for nearly 20 years in Communist China.
The Crime That Shocked Argentina
In April 2004, the murder of a young student provoked a wave of protests in Argentina.
Steve Biko
Steve Biko led South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement before he was killed in 1977.
The Death of Frida Kahlo
On 13 July 1954, celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo died at the age of 47.
The Man Who Tried to Kill Hitler
In July 1944 a group of German officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
The Outbreak of World War One
Eyewitness accounts from the archives of the start of war in the summer of 1914
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire was killed in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914
