Witness History Episodes Available now
The Tragically Hip's final gig
In 2015 Canadian rockstar Gord Downie was given months to live, he went on one last tour
'I wrote the Champions League anthem'
The story of how one of the most iconic tunes in sport was created in 1992
Vivian Maier: Secret street photographer
The secret street photography of a US nanny in the 1950s and 1960s
The founding of Magnum Photos
On 22 April 1947, a group of famous war photographers founded the agency.
Mart铆n Chambi: Peru's pioneering documentary photographer
Chambi's dramatic black and white photographs showed indigenous people in a new light.
Nigerian photographer鈥檚 iconic 'Hairstyles' series
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, known as Nigeria鈥檚 top photographer gained international acclaim
Lunch atop a Skyscraper
In 1932, a photo was taken showing 11 ironworkers eating lunch at the top of a skyscraper.
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.
