05/06/2015 GMT
In this special edition, Witness brings us five stories focussed on American history including the man who jammed with jazz legend Miles Davis.
In this special edition, Witness brings us five stories focussed on American history. We'll meet the man who jammed with jazz legend Miles Davis, the father of a Nascar driver whose death transformed the safety laws of the sport and the woman who remembers passing through Ellis Island in search of the American dream.
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US Drone Operator
Brandon Bryant spoke to Witness about working on the controversial US drone programme.
Kind of Blue: The album that changed jazz
In 1959, Miles Davis released the jazz album 'Kind of Blue'. Jimmy Cobb was the drummer.
The Petty Family: Kings of Nascar
In May 2000, the rising Nascar star Adam Petty was killed in an accident on a racetrack.
Gateway to America
Ellis Island closed in 1954. Isabel Belarsky passed through the immigration centre.
Dr Spock: The man who changed childcare
Dr Spock published his parenting guide in 1946. Lynn Bloom was his friend and biographer.
Broadcasts
- Fri 5 Jun 2015 14:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 6 Jun 2015 00:30GMT91热爆 News except North America, UK & UK HD
- Sun 7 Jun 2015 12:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 7 Jun 2015 18:30GMT91热爆 News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 7 Jun 2015 22:30GMT91热爆 News North America
- Mon 8 Jun 2015 00:30GMT91热爆 News North America
- Tue 9 Jun 2015 23:30GMT91热爆 News North America
- Wed 10 Jun 2015 02:30GMT91热爆 News North America
- Thu 11 Jun 2015 23:30GMT91热爆 News North America
- Fri 12 Jun 2015 02:30GMT91热爆 News North America