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 (2825 available)
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport
11 mins
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua
10 mins
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize
11 mins
In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life in Auschwitz
10 mins
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.
10 mins
In the 1950s, Edward Knipling's bold idea launched a historic campaign against screwworm
11 mins
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations
11 mins
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'
9 mins
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945
11 mins
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011
11 mins