Witness History Episodes Available now
Dinner for One: How an English comedy became a German tradition
The sitcom Dinner for One, recorded in 1963, has become a German New Year's Eve tradition
'Kimchi war'
In the 1990s, a diplomatic dispute broke out between Japan and South Korea over kimchi
Chef to five presidents
Cristeta Comerford was the first woman and person of colour to the White House's top chef
When instant noodles came to India
A turning point in Indian culinary history
'I created MasterChef'
In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on BBC TV
Australian republic referendum
On 6 November 1999, voters in Australia were asked if they wanted to become a republic
Poland's bleak Christmas
In 1981, the communist government of Poland declared martial law to suppress civil unrest
Ceefax: the start of interactive television
In 1974, the BBC launched the world's first teletext service
Surviving Andes plane crash
In 1972, 16 people survived for two months in the Andes mountains after a plane crash
Peshawar school massacre
In 2014, one of Pakistan’s worst terror attacks took place at Peshawar Army School
