Witness History Episodes Available now
Irawati Karve: India’s groundbreaking anthropologist
Irawati Karve became India’s first female anthropologist
Italo disco
In 1983, Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris became one of the biggest hits for Italo disco
The 'Turbot War'
In 1995, an international row broke out between Canada and Spain over fishing quotas
Greece’s debt crisis
On 6 July 2015, the Greek people decisively rejected the terms of a financial bailout
The Iran nuclear deal
In 2015, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear programme in a historic deal
The start of Voice of America
The broadcaster Voice of America was created in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda
The man who said ‘no’ to Disney
In 1941, Walt Disney made an offer to Quirino Cristiani in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ni Una Menos women’s movement in Argentina
The start, in 2015, of a movement to stop violence against women in Argentina
Argentina’s national genetics bank created to identify stolen babies
In 1984, Argentine grandmothers started using genetics to find their lost grandchildren
The mystery of Evita’s corpse
In 1955 the Argentine military stole the body of the revered former first lady, Eva Peron
