Witness History Episodes Available now
Pong and the birth of computer games
The pioneering table tennis simulator which started the video games industry.
The home of Santa Claus
How Rovaniemi, a small town in Lapland, became the centre of Christmas tourism.
Bahrain's 2011 protests
In 2011 thousands of protestors occupied Pearl Roundabout in Bahrain鈥檚 capital.
The right to drive in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi women who used social media to campaign against being banned from the roads.
Rudolf Nureyev defects
In 1961 the great ballet dancer stunned the world by defecting from the Soviet Union.
Tanzania's first elected albino MP
How Salum Barwany overcame discrimination and fear to make history in Africa
Bangladesh wins independence
An inside account of the moment Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971.
On the front line in Bangladesh
A Pakistani soldier's account of fighting in the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971.
Rape as a weapon in Bangladesh
How Bengali women suffered appalling sexual violence during the war of independence.
The birth of Bangladesh
How Pakistan's first elections sparked civil war and the creation of a new country
