Witness HistoryEpisodes Episode guide
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19/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.(R)
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12/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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11/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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10/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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09/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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08/06/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Recording the Eichmann interviews
In 1960, a journalist recorded hours of interview with Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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I escaped Mexico's deadly gas explosion
In 1984, one of the world's deadliest gas accidents occurred in San Juanico
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I fought for Mexico’s indigenous women to get political equality
In October 2014, millions of indigenous women in Mexico won the right to vote
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Mexico: The election that ended one‑party rule
In 2000, Vicente Fox won the Mexican presidency, ending 71 years of one‑party rule
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The Mexican song that captivated lovers during World War II
In 1944, Besame Mucho topped the charts with its daring plea for a passionate kiss
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Canada's worst E.coli outbreak
In 2000, contaminated drinking water triggered one of Canada’s worst health disasters
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Montenegro votes for independence
In 2006, Montenegro achieved independence from Serbia in the final break-up of Yugoslavia
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When Krishna Menon met Stalin
A rare meeting between an Indian diplomat and Joseph Stalin took place in 1953
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Exposing King Albert II's secret child
In 1999, teenager Mario Danneels wrote a book which exposed a royal scandal in Belgium
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Poland’s underground newspaper
In 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly to share uncensored news with the public
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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When Sweden invented the reality game show
In 1997, Sweden launched the world's first reality-based competitive TV show
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Uncovering a lost burial ground in Rio
In 1996, Merced dos Anjos unearthed the New Blacks Cemetery under her home in Brazil
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The fossil that revealed the first dinosaur feathers
In 1996, a fossil in China showed the first real hint that some dinosaurs had feathers
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Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people
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Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest
In 1954 a new television programme launched the career of the world-famous broadcaster
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Africa's worst stadium disaster
In May 2001, 127 people died after a stampede at a football match in the Ghanaian capital(R)
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Finding the world’s most complete T-rex fossil
In August 1990, a team discovered the most complete T-rex fossil in the world
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Norway's WW2 railway sabotage plot
In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis
