Witness History Episodes Available now
A Great Day in Harlem: The story behind the iconic jazz photo
In 1958, aspiring photographer Art Kane captured 57 jazz legends in one immortal image
Lee Miller in Hitler's bath
In 1945 the war correspondent Lee Miller was photographed in Adolf Hitler's bath
1955 Le Mans disaster
In June 1955, more than 80 people were killed and 100 injured at the Le Mans 24-hour race
Last communist march before Hitler
On 25 January 1933 the last legal communist march was held in Berlin
Fighting slavery in Niger
In 2005, Ilguilas Weila organised a ceremony to free 7,000 enslaved people in Niger
Facial reconstruction: From mummy to murder
In 1975, Richard Neave invented a method to rebuild the face of an Egyptian mummy
Inuit children taken from families
In 1960s, the Canadian government took academically gifted Inuit children from the homes
The first Indian woman to conquer Everest
In May 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to stand on top of the world
Tragedy on Everest
Michael Groom is one of the survivors of a tragic climbing expedition to Mount Everest
Tenzing Norgay conquers Everest
In 1953, Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest
