Witness History Episodes Available now
The Cairo Fire 1952
In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo
WW2, the Holocaust and Rome
In 1943, Rome's Jewish citizens were promised safety if they gave gold to the Nazis.
Tunnelling Under the Berlin Wall
In 1964 a group of West German students helped more than 50 people escape from East Berlin
The Creation of Modern Nigeria in 1914
Rare archive recordings of people who lived through the unification of Nigeria in 1914
The Execution of Ted Bundy
In January 1989, US serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida
The Siege of Leningrad
In January 1944 the WW2 blockade of Leningrad finally ended after almost 900 days
World's First Nuclear-Powered Submarine
The world's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched on 21st January 1954.
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
The WW2 attempt to understand how best to care for starving civilians in war-torn Europe
The Execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa
In 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists were executed by the Nigerian regime.
The Battle of Monte Cassino
The allies launched a major offensive against the Germans in Italy in January 1944
