Witness History Episodes Available now
Eta’s assassination of Juan Mari Jáuregui
On 29 July 2000, Basque separatists Eta killed the retired Spanish politician
The Russian revolutionaries nearly stranded in London
In 1907, a crucial congress in London set the direction of the Russian revolution.
A Chorus Line
Broadway hit A Chorus Line premieres in 1975
The invention of Kevlar
In 1965, a new fibre was discovered by scientist Stephanie Kwolek
President Clinton plays the sax in Prague
In January 1994, two presidents enjoyed a memorable jazz night in the Czech Republic
The killing of Jean Charles de Menezes
On 22 July 2005, an unarmed Brazilian man was shot dead by police in London
Irawati Karve: India’s groundbreaking anthropologist
Irawati Karve became India’s first female anthropologist
Italo disco
In 1983, Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris became one of the biggest hits for Italo disco
The 'Turbot War'
In 1995, an international row broke out between Canada and Spain over fishing quotas
Greece’s debt crisis
The story of the week that brought the future of Greece and the Eurozone to the brink
