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Witness HistoryOn 20 June 1975, the film premiered in US cinemas. It launched the era of the summer blockbuster and made millions afraid to go in the water, becoming a cultural phenomenon.Sat, Jun 21, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryPolly Sheppard, a survivor of the Charleston church shooting in 2015, horrifically describes how 21-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine people during a bible group.Sun, Jun 22, 8:48 amBBC Radio 410 mins
Witness HistoryThe archaeologist who risked everything to preserve the world-famous archaeology that a militant group wanted to destroy.Sun, Jun 22, 5:00 pmBBC Radio 410 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US; 49 wagons of gifts sent from France. The convoy was a thank-you for American food and supplies in the aftermath of World War II.Mon, Jun 23, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US; 49 wagons of gifts sent from France. The convoy was a thank-you for American food and supplies in the aftermath of World War II.Mon, Jun 23, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US; 49 wagons of gifts sent from France. The convoy was a thank-you for American food and supplies in the aftermath of World War II.Mon, Jun 23, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US; 49 wagons of gifts sent from France. The convoy was a thank-you for American food and supplies in the aftermath of World War II.Tue, Jun 24, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 11 September 1951, a train in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany.Tue, Jun 24, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 11 September 1951, a train in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany.Tue, Jun 24, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 11 September 1951, a train in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany.Tue, Jun 24, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryOn 11 September 1951, a train in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany.Wed, Jun 25, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency. Huge crowds lined the tracks for his funeral train.Wed, Jun 25, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency. Huge crowds lined the tracks for his funeral train.Wed, Jun 25, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency. Huge crowds lined the tracks for his funeral train.Wed, Jun 25, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency. Huge crowds lined the tracks for his funeral train.Thu, Jun 26, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe opening of the Medellin Metro in 1995 came at a time when the city in Colombia was one of the most dangerous places in the world.Thu, Jun 26, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe opening of the Medellin Metro in 1995 came at a time when the city in Colombia was one of the most dangerous places in the world.Thu, Jun 26, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe opening of the Medellin Metro in 1995 came at a time when the city in Colombia was one of the most dangerous places in the world.Thu, Jun 26, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryThe opening of the Medellin Metro in 1995 came at a time when the city in Colombia was one of the most dangerous places in the world.Fri, Jun 27, 3:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn the summer of 1947, 10 year-old Bianca D'Aniello boarded a train for the first time and travelled 700 kilometres from Salerno to Mestre to live with a wealthier family.Fri, Jun 27, 8:50 amBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn the summer of 1947, 10 year-old Bianca D'Aniello boarded a train for the first time and travelled 700 kilometres from Salerno to Mestre to live with a wealthier family.Fri, Jun 27, 12:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins
Witness HistoryIn the summer of 1947, 10 year-old Bianca D'Aniello boarded a train for the first time and travelled 700 kilometres from Salerno to Mestre to live with a wealthier family.Fri, Jun 27, 6:50 pmBBC World Sv.10 mins

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Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, we join Celestina Olulode in London with five important stories from Black British history. [S]Sun, Sept 25, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, we join Celestina Olulode in London with five important stories from Black British history. [S]Sat, Sept 24, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, Larry Madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark Black History Month from Washington DC.Sun, Feb 7, 5:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, Larry Madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark Black History Month from Washington DC.Sat, Feb 6, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryFor this special edition of Witness History, Larry Madowo brings us five extraordinary stories to mark Black History Month from Washington DC.Fri, Feb 5, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA 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.Mon, Jan 11, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA 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.Sun, Jan 10, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA 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.Sun, Jan 10, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA 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.Sat, Jan 9, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryA 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.Sat, Jan 9, 1:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Mon, Aug 31, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Aug 30, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Aug 30, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness History11/11. On Witness History - Tiananmen Square remembered in China, also how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sat, Aug 29, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Mon, Aug 17, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sun, Aug 16, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sun, Aug 16, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sat, Aug 15, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History hears from a survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold.Sat, Aug 15, 4:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Mon, Aug 10, 1:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sun, Aug 9, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sun, Aug 9, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sat, Aug 8, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryWitness History brings you an all-women special in which we go back 50 years to hear from the first black woman to become a head teacher.Sat, Aug 8, 4:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Wed, Aug 5, 2:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Aug 2, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Aug 2, 3:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Aug 1, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Aug 1, 4:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month Razia Iqbal is at the British Academy in London to present five extraordinary art stories that have shaped our world.Sun, Mar 1, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis month Razia Iqbal is at the British Academy in London to present five extraordinary art stories that have shaped our world.Sat, Feb 29, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Jan 26, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sun, Jan 26, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Jan 25, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Sat, Jan 25, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryExtraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This month includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]Fri, Jan 24, 9:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryOur 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.Wed, Jan 1, 7:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryOur 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.Tue, Dec 31, 1:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryOur 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.Mon, Dec 30, 5:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis 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]Mon, Dec 2, 2:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis 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]Sun, Dec 1, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis 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]Sun, Dec 1, 5:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis 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]Sat, Nov 30, 8:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThis 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]Sat, Nov 30, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Sun, Oct 6, 4:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryThe story of our times told by the people who were there.Sat, Oct 5, 12:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Sept 1, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sun, Sept 1, 5:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sat, Aug 31, 2:30 pmBBC NEWS30 mins
Witness HistoryTiananmen Square remembered plus how Britain pioneered an alternative to prison.Sat, Aug 31, 2:30 amBBC NEWS30 mins