Witness History Episodes Available now
The first IVF baby
In July 1978 the first baby to be conceived in a laboratory was born in England.
Roosevelt in the Amazon
How the American president Theodore Roosevelt nearly died in the Amazon in 1914.
Life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Janina Dawidowicz survived the Warsaw Ghetto as a child during World War Two.
The arrest of Jack Mapanje
It is 25 years since the poet was imprisoned without trial in Malawi.
CIA mind control experiments
Beginning in the 1950s the CIA made attempts to brainwash psychiatric patients.
Miguel Angel Blanco
How the killing of a young Basque councillor sparked huge anti-ETA protests in Spain.
The Murder of Versace
In July 1997 the Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace, was shot dead.
New York Blackout
It is 35 years since the streets of the Big Apple were plunged into darkness.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A Cuban exile tells how he and several hundred others tried to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
How working with Paul Simon made South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo global stars.
