Witness HistoryEpisodes Episode guide
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14/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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13/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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12/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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11/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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10/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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07/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended
In 1987 Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule
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Ashley Kriel: Anti-apartheid activist
In the 1980s Ashley Kriel emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority rule
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04/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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03/08/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau
In 1943, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz after being recruited to an orchestra
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Sweden's summer shutdown
In 1978, Swedish workers relished the chance to take long, paid vacations
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The making of Oasis’ Wonderwall
The story behind the making of an anthem
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The last execution by garrote: Salvador Puig Antich
In 1974, a 25-year-old anarchist became the last person executed by garrote in Spain
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Creating Africa’s largest film festival
In 1969, the first African film festival of Ouagadougou took place
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The first solar-powered flight around the world
In 2016, two pilots attempted to fly around the globe without any fuel
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Unveiling the face of Crazy Horse
In 1998, a carving of the face of Native American warrior Crazy Horse was unveiled
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How a Peruvian instrument revolutionised flamenco
In 1977, flamenco artists attended a party in Lima that transformed the genre forever
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Mexico’s ‘little old lady killer’
In 2008, Juana Barraza was found guilty of murdering 11 elderly women
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A child's return to Franco's Spain
What it was like to live under Franco’s rule during the Spanish Civil War
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Birkin bag: creating fashion’s iconic accessory
In 1985, one the world’s most recognisable fashion accessories was launched – the Birkin.
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Turkey’s failed coup
On 15 July 2016, more than 300 people were killed in the coup attempt
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Creating Canada’s largest territory
In 1999, Canada’s map was redrawn creating Nunavut, a territory showing Inuit land rights
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The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize
In 1967, a lineman’s lifesaving actions were captured in a prize-winning photo
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Dada: The birth of an art movement
In 1916, in Switzerland, an aesthetic began which would influence Surrealism and punk.
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South Sudan celebrates independence
On 9 July 2011, people flooded the city of Juba as a new nation was born
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Seveso Disaster
On 10 July 1976, there was an explosion at a chemical factory near Seveso, northern Italy
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The immigrant workers who refused to pay rent in 1970s France
Thousands of workers protested against rent hikes and living conditions in French hostels
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Jackie Kennedy renovates the White House
In 1962, first lady Jackie Kennedy took the cameras on a tour of the restored White House
