Witness HistoryEpisodes Episode guide
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17/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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16/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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15/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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14/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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11/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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The weather report that changed the date of D-Day
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history
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09/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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08/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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07/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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04/09/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport
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Hurricane Luis hits Antigua
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Auschwitz: An SS officer’s photo album
In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life in Auschwitz
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Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.
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Peace People: The Northern Ireland campaign group born from tragedy
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize
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'I created the duck cake from Bluey'
In 1980, an Australian birthday cake book was launched that would inspire generations
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Canada's controversial resettlement programme
In 1954, thousands from isolated fishing communities were relocated to 'growth centres'
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The battle of Mandalay in WW2
The story of a crucial battle in the Burma campaign in 1945
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Asha Bhosle: The world's most recorded artist
Asha Bhosle became the world's most recorded artist in 2011
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The tortoise and the hippo
A baby hippo and a giant tortoise form an unlikely friendship
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Kenya's power-sharing deal
In 2008, Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga formed Kenya's first coalition government(R)
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The last of the Mau Mau fighters
In 1963 as Kenya gained independence, one of the last Mau Mau fighters laid down her arms
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Treetops: The day a princess became a queen
In 1952, Princess Elizabeth became queen while staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya
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Finding the den of the Tsavo man-eaters
In 1997, scientists set out to find a cave believed to have sheltered man-eating lions
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The origins of the all-inclusive holiday
How a holiday village in Majorca helped pioneer the all-inclusive holiday
