Witness History Episodes Available now
History of TV
How John Logie Baird tried to convince people that TV could work.
Soviet Veterans
Over twenty years ago Soviet troops were fighting in Afghanistan - we hear from veterans.
Shah into Exile
Two women tell their stories of exile because of the revolution in Iran over 30 years ago.
Biafra
It's exactly 40 years since the Biafran war of independence from Nigeria ended in failure.
Armenian killings
Remembering the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians over 90 years ago.
Yemen
Yemen is the news because of al-Qaeda, but in the 90s, its civil war made the headlines.
Revolution at the LSE
How students in the sixties brought the London School of Economics to a halt.
Irish War of Independence
Memories of the Irish war of independence which began over 90 years ago this month.
Korean War
It's sixty years since the beginning of the Korean War - one man remembers that time.
Kidnap in Ethiopia
How a young journalist ended up spending rather more time in Ethiopia than he'd planned.
