Witness History
History told by the people who were there. For nine minutes every weekday, Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
Episodes (2696 available)
In 1985, two trains collided on a single track line killing an estimated 150 people
11 mins
In 1960, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport
11 mins
In 1972, a speech by the Swedish Prime Minister caused a break-down in relations
10 mins
The building of a secret library in the town of Darayya during the Syrian civil war
11 mins
In 2008 the ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor faced a courtroom accused of war crimes
11 mins
On 8 December 1941, thousands of Japanese troops landed on beaches near Kota Bharu
11 mins
In 1898, Florence Nightingale invited the Aga Khan around to her London home for tea
11 mins
Spanish MPs were taken hostage by armed Civil Guards in February 1981
11 mins
Dusko Popov was one of WW2's most successful double agents, inspiring the fictional 007
11 mins
In the late 1940s, an Austrian mountaineer becomes the young Dalai Lama's tutor
10 mins