Witness History Clips

1. Earthrise: The first colour photo of Earth from the Moon—Apollo 8

   Duration: 01:14

2. South Georgia: The whaling museum at the end of the world—The museum at the end of the world

   Duration: 01:16

3. How did Agatha Christie become the best-selling novelist?—Agatha Christie: best-selling novelist of all time

   Duration: 01:29

4. Discovering the coelacanth - 'I've never seen a fish like this'—The discovery of the coelacanth

   Duration: 01:08

5. Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier—Breaking the sound barrier

   Duration: 01:18

6. My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss—My dad created Mr Men and Little Miss

   Duration: 01:29

7. Why do fans love Pokémon 30 years later?—'I developed Pokémon'

   Duration: 01:22

8. Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Iran in 1979—Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

   Duration: 01:28

9. Longplayer: The 1000-year-long musical composition—The longest musical composition

   Duration: 01:15

10. Eva Peron: Who was the real Evita?—Eva Peron: Argentina’s Evita

    Duration: 01:27

11. Play-Doh's surprising origins—Inventing Play-Doh

    Duration: 01:17

12. Why we still love The Moomins - 80 years on—My aunt created The Moomins

    Duration: 01:32

13. Resusci Anne: 'My father invented the CPR dummy after I nearly drowned'—Resusci Anne: the world’s first life-saving resuscitation dummy

    Duration: 01:08

14. Irawati Karve: India's first female anthropologist—Irawati Karve: India’s groundbreaking anthropologist

    Duration: 01:27

15. Borobudur: How the world's largest Buddhist monument was restored—Borobudur Temple

    Duration: 01:31

16. The Greek debt crisis—Greece’s debt crisis

    Duration: 00:47

17. Risking my life for Palmyra's artefacts—Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures from the Islamic State group

    Duration: 01:27

18. Miniatur Wunderland: The world's largest model railway—The world’s largest model train set

    Duration: 01:30

19. Medellin Metro: The cable cars that transformed a Colombian city—The opening of the Medellin Metro

    Duration: 01:26

20. Did Shostakovich defy Stalin with Symphony No 5?—When Stalin silenced Shostakovich

    Duration: 01:29

21. My dad invented the automatic electric rice cooker—The invention of the automatic electric rice cooker

    Duration: 01:26

22. Discovering Homofloresiensis: 'I hated the name hobbit'—Discovery of the 'Hobbit'

    Duration: 01:31

23. “We nearly doubled their population” - Stranded in Gander on 9/11—9/11: The generosity of Gander

    Duration: 01:32

24. Who was Malcolm X?—Assassination of Malcolm X

    Duration: 01:29