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Witness Episodes

  1. 03/12/2016

    In this special edition of Witness, Tanya Beckett introduces five extraordinary women.

  2. 05/11/2016

    A first-hand account of Kenya's fight against British colonial rule.

  3. 01/10/2016

    Tanya Beckett introduces five more stories through the eyes of the people who were there.

  4. 27/08/2016

    The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, some of Afghanistan's most significant monuments.

  5. 06/08/2016

    Witness looks back at five key moments in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  6. 16/07/2016

    This month on Witness, a crash on board the Mir space station.

  7. 04/06/2016

    We hear from a woman who travelled with members of the Irish Women's Liberation movement.

  8. 14/05/2016

    Tanya Beckett hears from a man who grew up in a Romanian orphanage during the 1990s.

  9. Cuba

    The story of the first ever baseball match between the US and Cuba.

  10. 05/03/2016

    Hear from a brave British fisherman, and chess grandmaster Judit Polgar.

  11. 06/02/2016

    Tanya Beckett introduces us to five more extraordinary moments in history.

  12. 02/01/2016

    Tanya Beckett brings us a round-up of the most striking films from 2015.

  13. 28/11/2015

    We hear from a scientist who alerted the world to a tragedy, and a Holocaust escapee.

  14. 21/11/2015

    Witness speaks to five people who have witnessed landmark moments in American history.

  15. 31/10/2015

    The day Danish Jews were secretly warned of Nazi plans to send them to concentration camps

  16. 26/09/2015

    Carole de Saram talks about taking part in a march in New York to demand equal rights.

  17. 12/09/2015

    Yogita Limaye introduces five witnesses who have experienced Indian history first hand.

  18. 29/08/2015

    Witness speaks to a Japanese doctor who saw the atomic bomb fall on Hiroshima.

  19. 25/07/2015

    From London's Olympic Park, Azi Farni tells five incredible stories from sporting history.

  20. 27/06/2015

    Featuring a photojournalist who was in Tehran at Ayatollah Khomeini's funeral.

  21. 30/05/2015

    Witness speaks to the mother who gave birth to India's billionth baby.

  22. 25/04/2015

    The father of a Nascar driver killed in an accident discusses the safety of the sport.

  23. 28/03/2015

    Witness speaks to the man who survived the 1995 Sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway system.

  24. 21/03/2015

    A special edition from Delhi featuring five India-focused films.

  25. 28/02/2015

    The first man to surf waves four storeys high on the Californian coast.

  26. 24/01/2015

    Tanya Beckett introduces us to the first round-up of history in 2015.

  27. 03/01/2015

    From the British Library in London, Tanya Beckett introduces us to five films.

  28. 29/11/2014

    A collection of stories including a tale of love against the odds during the Cold War.

  29. 25/10/2014

    Featuring a gay couple who were one of the first to celebrate their legal civil union.

  30. 27/09/2014

    Featuring the first woman to ever be ordained in the Church of England.

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