Witness History Episodes Available now
Murder in the Amazon
Remembering the Brazilian environmental campaigner Chico Mendes, shot dead in 1988
Lockerbie Bombing
In 1988 a bomb, hidden in the hold, exploded when the airliner was above Scotland
The Assassination of Spain's Prime Minister
On December 20 1973, the Spanish PM Luis Carrero Blanco, was killed by a massive bomb.
Indonesia Invades East Timor
Days after declaring independence East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975
The Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr
In December 1963 the 19-year-old son of Frank Sinatra was kidnapped for a ransom
International Space Station
Bob Cabana and Sergei Krikalev were the first on board the International Space Station.
South Africa Wins the Rugby World Cup
When South Africa hosted - and won - the Rugby World Cup in 1995 it unified the country
The Soweto Uprising
In 1976 South African police opened fire on schoolchildren protesting in Soweto.
The ANC's Armed Struggle
In 1961 the African National Congress decided to take up arms against Apartheid
Apartheid in the 1950s
Following the death of Nelson Mandela we remember the system he was fighting against
