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 (5)
Thatcher Resigns
Mon, 23 Nov 09
Duration:
10 minsWe take you back to the last days of a remarkable political career.
Nuremberg trials
Fri, 20 Nov 09
Duration:
10 minsOur history programme Witness takes you back to 20th November 1945 and the start of the Nuremberg trials.
Computer Virus
Thu, 19 Nov 09
Duration:
9 minsWe take you back to the early 1980s -and a virus is let loose on an unsuspecting world.
Jonestown Massacre
Wed, 18 Nov 09
Duration:
9 minsHow a charismatic preacher led over 900 people to their deaths.
The birth of the NHS
Tue, 17 Nov 09
Duration:
9 minsAs American politicians struggle to reform healthcare in the US, we take you back to post-war Britain, and the birth of the National Health Service.
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