Witness History Episodes Available now
The Wall Street Crash of 1987
On Black Monday, Wall Street prices fell by a record rate in October 1987
The BBC's First Man in Moscow
In 1963, Erik de Mauny became the first BBC correspondent based in the Soviet Union.
A Heroine of Burundi's Civil War
In 1993, Marguerite Barankitse came to symbolise hope for peace in Burundi's civil war
Beirut Barracks Bombing
In 1983, hundreds died in suicide attacks on American and French bases in Lebanon
Spying for the Stasi
The secret life of Sascha Anderson, an avant-garde poet who informed for the Stasi
The Opening of Sydney Opera House
In 1973 Sydney Opera House finally opened its doors to the public, 10 years late
The Death of Grenada's Revolution
In October 1983 Grenada's leftist prime minister was killed. Six days later the US invaded
Death of Grenada's Revolution
The day Maurice Bishop leader of Grenada was killed. Six days later the US invaded
The Scottsboro Boys: A Miscarriage of Justice in the US
In 1931, nine black teenagers were convicted of raping two white girls in Alabama.
Walter Sisulu is Released
In October 1989, anti-apartheid leader Walter Sisulu was freed from jail after 26 years.
