Witness History Episodes Available now
Victory in Europe Day
On May 8 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe.
Four minute mile
In 1954 a record was broken when a young British athlete ran a mile in under four minutes
Festival of Britain
It is 60 years since the opening of the Festival of Britain
Al-Qaeda 1998 Embassy Bombings in Africa
Following Osama Bin Laden's death, we recall al-Qaeda's attacks in Africa in 1998
Fall of Berlin
The experiences of one German woman after Berlin fell to the Red Army in 1945
Ukraine Famine
How famine devastated Ukraine in the 1930s
Dennis Tito - The first space tourist
Ten years ago an American businessman called Dennis Tito became the first space tourist
Rock against Racism 1978
How an anti-racism concert in London in 1978 influenced a generation
The bombing of Guernica
It was one of the worst atrocities of the Spanish Civil War.
The Hitler diaries hoax
In 1983 a German magazine believed it had found Hitler's wartime diary.
