In 1954 the BBC broadcast a new television programme in Britain. Zoo Quest launched the career of the now world-famous broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
In 1954 the BBC broadcast a new television programme in Britain. Zoo Quest launched the career of the now world-famous broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
In 1954 the BBC broadcast a new television programme in Britain. Zoo Quest launched the career of the now world-famous broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
In 1954 the BBC broadcast a new television programme in Britain. Zoo Quest launched the career of the now world-famous broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
In 1960, the King of Rock 'n' Roll made an unexpected stop at Prestwick Airport. It's believed to be the only time Elvis Presley set foot on British soil.
Blackouts during WWII helped Anthony Pratt invent the popular board game, but his real inspiration came from playing piano at murder mystery parties in England's country houses.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that the country's residential school programme had committed 'cultural genocide' against Indigenous people.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that the country's residential school programme had committed 'cultural genocide' against Indigenous people.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that the country's residential school programme had committed 'cultural genocide' against Indigenous people.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that the country's residential school programme had committed 'cultural genocide' against Indigenous people.
In 1996, a fossil unearthed in China delivered the first hard proof behind a once-divisive theory: that some dinosaurs sprouted feathers and ultimately gave rise to modern birds.
In 1996, a fossil unearthed in China delivered the first hard proof behind a once-divisive theory: that some dinosaurs sprouted feathers and ultimately gave rise to modern birds.
In 1996, a fossil unearthed in China delivered the first hard proof behind a once-divisive theory: that some dinosaurs sprouted feathers and ultimately gave rise to modern birds.
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]