Witness History Episodes Available now

Ben Ali Comes to Power in Tunisia
The story of how Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali came to power in Tunisia

Palomares nuclear accident
How a B-52 bomber crashed on the Spanish coast while carrying four nuclear weapons.

Crossing Antarctica
In January 1997 Borge Ousland became the first person to cross the Antarctic alone

Kindertransport - Oliver's story
The story of a boy who escaped Nazi Germany on a kindertransport train heading for Britain

Football wages
We take you back to 1961 when the cap on football wages was abolished in England

Wikipedia - 10 years on
It is 10 years since the Wikipedia online encyclopedia was launched

Cryonic freezing
In 1967 a group of enthusiasts first tried to cryonically freeze a human being.

Crossing the Rubicon
When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river 2,000 years ago he changed history

Bojinka Airline Plot
The Manila-based plot to blow up a dozen airliners over the Pacific Ocean

Clinton impeachment
On January 7 1999 the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton began in the US Senate