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 (2737 available)
In 2007, the Mexican state of Tabasco experienced its worst flooding in 50 years
11 mins
The story of the clean-up at the world’s worst nuclear accident in Ukraine in April 1986
10 mins
In 1993, rainforest logging plans sparked Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience
10 mins
How months of no rain dried up the Danube River
10 mins
In 1982, waters rose behind the Itaipu Dam, flooding the homes of thousands of animals
11 mins
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered
10 mins
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia
11 mins
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup
9 mins
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction
10 mins
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market
11 mins