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 (2749 available)
In 1997, Sweden launched the world's first reality-based competitive TV show
10 mins
In 1996, Merced dos Anjos unearthed the New Blacks Cemetery under her home in Brazil
9 mins
In 1996, a fossil in China showed the first real hint that some dinosaurs had feathers
11 mins
A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people
11 mins
In May 2001, 127 people died after a stampede at a football match in the Ghanaian capital
11 mins
In August 1990, a team discovered the most complete T-rex fossil in the world
11 mins
In 1942, Norwegian resistance fighters set out to blow up a railway used by the Nazis
9 mins
In October 1993, two nuns were shot dead near their convent in Algiers
10 mins
In 1991, journalists created the Windhoek declaration leading to World Press Freedom Day
10 mins
In 2014, secret negotiations aimed to improve relations between the US and Cuba
10 mins
