Witness History Episodes Available now
Bonus: The Black 14
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
Sweden's Cinnamon Bun Day
In 1999, a delicious new tradition was born in Sweden's kitchens
The Bluetooth story
The story of how a Viking inspired wireless technology.
Sweden's pioneering paternity leave
Fifty years ago Sweden introduced gender neutral parental leave
The man who invented the seat belt
In 1958, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point safety belt for cars
Fifty years of Abba
In 1974, Swedish act Abba won the Eurovision song contest
Surviving the Rwandan genocide
April 1994 was the start of the Rwandan genocide. One hundred days of atrocities followed
The founding of Nato
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to block the Soviet Union's expansion
Britain's first beach for nudists
In 1980, a seaside town opened a beach where people could strip off as they pleased
The Heimlich Manoeuvre
How the life-saving method to stop choking was developed