Witness History Episodes Available now
Charleston church shooting
Polly Sheppard, a survivor of the 2015 Charleston shooting, describes how it unfolded
'Tripperburgen' the sexual health clinics that detained women
In 1977, in the former East Germany, tens of thousands of women and girls were abused
The Schengen Agreement
In 1985, five European politicians agreed to scrap border checks between their countries
Ronald Reagan’s ‘Tear down this wall’ speech
In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall
Lonesome George: The celebrity tortoise
In 2012, Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his species died
The woman born in a prisoner of war camp
The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent
World War Two’s Rome escape line
How an Irish priest saved thousands of allied prisoners of war and Jews in Rome in WW2
Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘utopian’ town
1948 saw the start of a “utopian” town of houses designed by America’s greatest architect
The discovery of the first exoplanets
In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system
Favela life: The diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
In 1960, the diary of a poor Brazilian mum became an international bestseller.
