Witness History Episodes Available now
Gandhi
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948
Meeting Osama
What is Osama bin Laden really like? Witness talks to someone who knows.
Hitler's Book
The story of a young American soldier and the book he found in Hitler's house.
Somalia 1991
What was it like living in Mogadishu at the height of Somalia's civil war?
Idi Amin
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin took power in 1971, but it ended in disarray in 1979
Witness
Queen Victoria died exactly 109 years ago today - we hear from her shocked subjects.
Haiti Duvaliers
How the father and son regime of the Duvaliers affected the already poor country of Haiti.
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.
