Witness History Episodes Available now
Scott of the Antarctic
The diaries of Captain Scott and why a failed explorer became a national hero
Dot Com Bubble
During the dot com boom Stephan Paternot made millions of dollars. Then he lost them
Playboy Club
Fifty years ago the first Playboy Club opened in Chicago - with bunnies.
Siege of Wounded Knee
In 1973 Native American Indians began a standoff against the US army at Wounded Knee
Attempted coup in Spain
In 1981 Spain had been a democracy for just 5 years, now parliament is under attack.
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta
The Yalta conference that decided the shape of post-war Europe
Women's Liberation Movement Begins
Modern British feminism began in 1970 when 500 women met for a debate in Oxford
Miracle on Ice
When the US hockey team met their Russian rivals at the 1980 Olympics, tensions were high.
Japanese Internment
During WW2 the US government decided to put many of its Japanese citizens into camps.
Jamaican Bobsled Team
At the 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaica fielded its first ever bobsled team.
