Witness History Episodes Available now
Sweden鈥檚 shocking sugar experiment
In the 1940s vulnerable hospital patients were fed sugar to see if their teeth decayed
Mexico鈥檚 soda tax: Confronting soft drink giants
In 2013 a new tax was approved in one of the world鈥檚 biggest consumers of fizzy drinks
The founding of the Warsaw Pact
On 14 May 1955, eight Soviet countries met to sign the Warsaw Pact.
Tesla and Edison: Electricity rivals
In 1915, two rival electricity pioneers were told they would share a Nobel Prize
Intervision Song Contest
In 1980, Finnish singer Marion Rung won Intervision, the USSR's answer to Eurovision
Rescuing Palmyra鈥檚 treasures from the Islamic State group
In 2015 Khalil Hariri risked his life to save centuries-old archaeology in Syria
VE Day celebrations
The scenes of celebration in London on VE Day 1945
Sinking of the Lusitania
During World War One, the British ocean liner was sunk by a German submarine
The invention of the automatic electric rice cooker
In 1955, entrepreneur and engineer Yoshitada Minami, revolutionised rice cooking.
Conclave: How a new pope is chosen
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was elected to be the next head of the Catholic Church
