Witness History Episodes Available now
Zimbabwe Olympics
How a white hockey team won gold for Zimbabwe at its first Olympics.
Spanish Civil War
Hear a veteran from the International Brigades, who fought fascism in Spain.
Freeze
In 1988 a group of students put on an exhibition called Freeze. It changed British art.
The Monkey Trial
In 1925 the US was gripped by the Monkey Trial, a teacher tried for teaching evolution.
Tragedy on the Tour de France
Tom Simpson, the legendary British cyclist who died on the Tour de France.
The Vote for Women Priests
In 1992 the Church of England faced its toughest decision since the split from Rome.
Spy and Femme Fatale Mata Hari
How the Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari, wowed Paris but was then executed for spying.
Rainbow Warrior
25 years ago the Greenpeace campaign ship, the Rainbow Warrior, was bombed.
Uncovering Srebrenica
How an American journalist uncovered the story of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia.
Piper Alpha oil rig disaster
On 6 July 1988 the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea off Scotland exploded.
