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 (2780 available)
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed
11 mins
Composer Manuel Eduardo Toscano on the origins of Paquita la del Barrio's signature tune
11 mins
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle
11 mins
In 1981, Australia launched a fight against skin cancer with help from Sid the seagull
11 mins
In 2016, the UK voted on whether to remain a member of, or leave, the European Union
11 mins
In 2015 five booksellers were detained for selling material critical of China’s leaders
11 mins
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease
11 mins
On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia
11 mins
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus
11 mins
A former schoolgirl remembers the demonstration that sparked the Soweto Uprising in 1976
11 mins
