Witness HistoryEpisodes Episode guide
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28/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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27/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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24/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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23/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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22/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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21/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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20/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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A child's return to Franco's Spain
What it was like to live under Franco’s rule during the Spanish Civil War
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16/07/2026 GMT
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Turkey’s failed coup
On 15 July 2016, more than 300 people were killed in the coup attempt
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Creating Canada’s largest territory
In 1999, Canada’s map was redrawn creating Nunavut, a territory showing Inuit land rights
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The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize
In 1967, a lineman’s lifesaving actions were captured in a prize-winning photo
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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South Sudan celebrates independence
On 9 July 2011, people flooded the city of Juba as a new nation was born
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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The immigrant workers who refused to pay rent in 1970s France
Thousands of workers protested against rent hikes and living conditions in French hostels
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Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
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Restoring the Statue of Liberty
In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was rejuvenated ahead of her 100th birthday
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KCOR, the first Spanish-language radio station in the US
In 1946, Mexican American Raoul Cortez launched a radio service in Spanish in Texas
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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on the bus
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The final journey of Chief Long Wolf
In 1997, the remains of a Lakota leader were returned from London to South Dakota
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Hawaii becomes the 50th American state
In March 1959, the Hawaiian Admission Act was passed
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Rata de dos patas: Mexico’s famous insult song
Composer Manuel Eduardo Toscano on the origins of Paquita la del Barrio's signature tune
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WW1: The Battle of the Somme
BBC Archive recordings with veterans of the 1916 battle
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Sid the Seagull and the Slip Slop Slap campaign
In 1981, Australia launched a fight against skin cancer with help from Sid the Seagull
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Brexit: Ireland watches the vote unfold
In 2016, the UK voted on whether to remain a member of, or leave, the European Union(R)
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China detains Hong Kong booksellers
In 2015 five booksellers were detained for selling material critical of China’s leaders
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The discovery of Lyme disease
In 1975, a medical breakthrough led to the identification and naming of Lyme disease
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The discovery of Mungo Man
On 26 February 1974, Dr Jim Bowler discovered a 42,000-year-old skeleton in Australia
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Women Walk Home: Cyprus' forgotten peace march
In June 1987, hundreds of women took part in a peace march against the division of Cyprus
