In 2015, the FundÄao dam collapsed near Mariana in Brazil, causing a major environmental disaster. Paula Geralda Alves recalls racing through her village to warn people.
In 2015, the FundÄao dam collapsed near Mariana in Brazil, causing a major environmental disaster. Paula Geralda Alves recalls racing through her village to warn people.
In 2015, the FundÄao dam collapsed near Mariana in Brazil, causing a major environmental disaster. Paula Geralda Alves recalls racing through her village to warn people.
In 1985, a small rural town welcomed a group of Catholic missionaries, unaware one would one day be Pope. Among the altar boys was a teenager who would go on to be his friend.
In 1985, a small rural town welcomed a group of Catholic missionaries, unaware one would one day be Pope. Among the altar boys was a teenager who would go on to be his friend.
In 1985, a small rural town welcomed a group of Catholic missionaries, unaware one would one day be Pope. Among the altar boys was a teenager who would go on to be his friend.
In 1985, a small rural town welcomed a group of Catholic missionaries, unaware one would one day be Pope. Among the altar boys was a teenager who would go on to be his friend.
In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life at the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz. Among those pictured is Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death.
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners: lethal injection. Charlie Brooks became the first person to be put to death this way.
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners: lethal injection. Charlie Brooks became the first person to be put to death this way.
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners: lethal injection. Charlie Brooks became the first person to be put to death this way.
In 1982, the state of Texas began using a new method to execute prisoners: lethal injection. Charlie Brooks became the first person to be put to death this way.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Our favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.
Our favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.
Our favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]