Witness HistoryEpisodes Episode guide
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27/03/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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26/03/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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How a Maasai community in Kenya overcame a deadly drought
In 2013, after losing most of their cattle, herders in Kajiado County came up with a plan
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24/03/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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23/03/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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20/03/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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19/03/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Oslo's anti-racism demonstration
In 2001, an anti-racism rally was held in Oslo after a teenager was murdered by neo-Nazis
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The L'Amicale Four
A Mauritian man jailed for two decades shares his story of what happened in Port Louis
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The 'Nuclear Mango Deal'
On 2 March 2006, India and the United States finalised a controversial nuclear deal
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Casablanca: Making one of Hollywood’s greatest movies
In 1942, one of the most famous movies of all time, Casablanca, was released
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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I starred in Pan’s Labyrinth
In 2006, a Spanish-language film became a cult classic and took the world by storm
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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The invention of the mobility scooter
In 1967, American plumber Al Thieme came up with a battery-powered seat on wheels
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India’s first nuclear test
How India secretly developed and tested its first atomic device in 1974
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Portugal’s worst train disaster
In 1985, two trains collided on a single track line killing an estimated 150 people
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Elvis visits Scotland
In 1960, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport
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Sweden’s diplomatic freeze with the USA
In 1972, a speech by the Swedish Prime Minister caused a break-down in relations
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Syria's secret library
The building of a secret library in the town of Darayya during the Syrian civil war
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Charles Taylor and the blood diamond trial
In 2008 the ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor faced a courtroom accused of war crimes
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The Japanese invasion of Malaya
On 8 December 1941, thousands of Japanese troops landed on beaches near Kota Bharu
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The Aga Khan meets Florence Nightingale
In 1898, Florence Nightingale invited the Aga Khan around to her London home for tea
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The storming of Spain's parliament
Spanish MPs were taken hostage by armed Civil Guards in February 1981
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The playboy spy who inspired James Bond
Dusko Popov was one of WW2's most successful double agents, inspiring the fictional 007
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'I taught the Dalai Lama'
In the late 1940s, an Austrian mountaineer becomes the young Dalai Lama's tutor
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The photo which symbolised Argentina’s resistance
Adriana Lestido captured a mother and her daughter raising their arms in protest in 1982
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Toxic shock syndrome and tampon safety
In the 1980s, deaths were linked to super-absorbent tampons
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World War Two’s Shetland Bus
The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis
