Witness History Episodes Available now
Watergate
US President Richard Nixon was brought down by the Watergate inquiry.
Rite of Spring
In May 1913, Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris. It caused a riot.
Australia's Referendum on Aborigines
In 1967 Australia held a referendum on rights for its Aboriginal people.
Left Behind at Dunkirk
The story of the British soldiers who didn't get rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk.
Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
Sexual abuse within the Catholic Church - listeners may find this programme distressing.
The Deepest Hole Ever Drilled
Scientists in Russia got 12 kms down before they were forced to stop
Yorkshire Ripper
30 years ago a man-hunt was underway in the UK for a serial killer - the Yorkshire Ripper.
East Timor
On May 20th 2002, East Timor finally becomes independent.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In April and May of 1943 the Jews of the Warsaw ghetto rose up against the Germans.
Mount St Helen's Volcano
Thirty years ago a huge volcano erupted in the western United States - Mount St Helens.
