Witness History Episodes Available now

The bird that defied extinction
In 1977, the white-winged guan was rediscovered in Peru after a century

Cabbage Patch Kids
Christmas 1983 saw frenzied shoppers buy three million Cabbage Patch Kids

The Mumbai attacks
In 2008, 10 gunmen killed more than 100 people in Mumbai’s busiest hot spots

The Paris heatwave
In 2003, Paris was overwhelmed by the hottest European heatwave for 500 years

Kennedy’s nail-biter election victory
In 1960, John F Kennedy became the youngest person to be elected United States president.

The invention of bubble tea
Chun Shui Tang tea house in Taiwan began selling bubble tea in 1987

The independence of Zambia
How Zambia became independent in 1964

Discovering the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion
In 2000 Franck Goddio made one of the greatest ever underwater discoveries

The Bolivian Water War
How Bolivians in the city of Cochabamba fought against the “leasing of the rain”

Rosalind Franklin: DNA pioneer
The scientist produced an X-ray photograph in 1952, that helped show the structure of DNA