Witness History Episodes Available now
Grozny siege
In December 1994, Russian forces began the siege of Chechnya’s capital Grozny
Colombia's 'false positives' killings
When Colombia's military murdered thousands of innocent civilians
The BBC broadcasting through the Iron Curtain
Transmitting independent broadcasts through the Iron Curtain between 1947 and 1991
Una Marson and the BBC Caribbean Service
The BBC's first black producer, Una Marson, and the beginnings of the Caribbean Service
Felix Baumgartner's huge leap
In 2012, Felix Baumgartner skydived from the edge of space
Soviet fashionista
Slava Zaitsev was the first designer to design high fashion pieces in the Soviet Union
Returning to District Six
Zahra Nordien returned to District Six decades after being expelled during apartheid
The Nazi occupation of Jersey
A woman who risked her life to hide a Russian prisoner during World War Two
Mongolian revolution
In 1990, a peaceful revolution brought democracy to Mongolia
Creating Teletubbies
The story of the inspiration behind one of the most popular kids TV shows of all time