Witness
Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events.
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Recent episodes (10)
The death of Anne Boleyn
Wed, 16 May 12
Duration:
10 minsThe second wife of Henry VIII was executed in May 1536.
The Anschluss
Tue, 15 May 12
Duration:
9 minsA Vienna resident remembers the day that Hitler marched into Austria.
The Seven Up TV series
Mon, 14 May 12
Duration:
10 minsAlmost 50 years ago a TV programme began filming a group of 7-year olds - they are still filming them today.
The assassination of a Prime Minster
Fri, 11 May 12
Duration:
10 mins200 years ago the British PM Spencer Perceval was shot dead in London.
Paris 1968
Thu, 10 May 12
Duration:
9 minsHow student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down the government of France.
Rudolph Hess on the couch
Wed, 9 May 12
Duration:
10 minsHow a British psychiatrist was sent to examine Rudolph Hess in 1941, shortly after the deputy fuhrer flew from Nazi Germany to Scotland.
Attack on Fela Kuti
Tue, 8 May 12
Duration:
10 minsIn 1977 the Nigerian musician's compound in Lagos was attacked by soldiers.
The trial of Charles Manson
Mon, 7 May 12
Duration:
9 minsHe remains one of the most notorious mass killers in the USA.
Britain's General Strike
Fri, 4 May 12
Duration:
9 minsIn 1926 workers all over Britain went on strike in support of coal miners.
Britain's only gay footballer commits suicide
Thu, 3 May 12
Duration:
9 minsThe niece of Justin Fashanu, the only British gay professional footballer, speaks about the death of her favourite uncle in May 1998.
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