Witness History Episodes Available now
India's freedom fighter: Subhas Chandra Bose
The man who campaigned against colonial rule, allying himself with Hitler during WW2
The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
In January 1945, nearly 10,000 people died in the worst maritime disaster in history.
Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane: From professor to freedom fighter
The leader of Mozambique's fight against colonial rule remembered by his daughter
Marcel Proust
The great French writer remembered by one of his friends and by his faithful maid.
The end of Stalinist rule in Albania
In 1990 Albania鈥檚 communist government agreed to allow independent political parties.
The "Wild Lily" protests in Taiwan
In 1990, Taiwan鈥檚 students took to the streets in their thousands to demand democracy.
The secret history of Monopoly
The true story of one of the world's most popular board games, Monopoly.
Lego
One of the world's most popular toys was invented in a small Danish town in 1958.
Tetris
In 1984 one of the most popular computer games ever was invented in Moscow.
Grand Theft Auto
The controversial action-adventure gaming series developed in Scotland in the 1990s.
