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American citizens taken hostage at the US embassy in Tehran

US citizen Barry Rosen was held hostage for 444 days at the US Embassy in Tehran.

• 9 mins

Florence Floods

How a flood in Florence in 1966 put many of Europe's most precious artworks at risk.

• 10 mins

Miss World competition leads to deadly riots in Nigeria

How the Miss World competition led to deadly riots in Nigeria.

• 10 mins

The Building of the Berlin Wall

When the Berlin Wall was built by East Germany, August 1961.

• 15 mins

Stasi Jail

In today's Witness we hear from a former East German dissident about life under communism.

• 10 mins

Remembrance Day

Our history programme Witness remembers the end of the First World War - Armistice Day.

• 10 mins

1970 Cyclone

In November 1970 Bangladesh was hit by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.

• 10 mins

Yasser Arafat's speech at the United Nations

Yasser Arafat’s speech to the United Nations was a landmark for Palestinians.

• 10 mins

President Richard Nixon goes to China and meets Chairman Mao

US President Richard Nixon meets the leader of communist china Chairman Mao in Beijing.

• 10 mins

The birth of Britain’s National Health Service - the NHS

What happened at the beginning of Britain’s National Health Service?

• 10 mins

A holocaust survivor meets Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg trials

A holocaust survivor comes face to face with Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg trials.

• 9 mins

Thatcher Resigns

Witness takes you back to the last days of a remarkable political career.

• 10 mins

Death of Franco

It's the winter of 1975 and in Spain a dictator is dying.

• 10 mins

The Hajj

We take you to Mecca and an eyewitness to the Hajj of the 1930s.

• 10 mins

HIV history

On World Aids Day we remember the early 1980s and the first signs of a new disease.

• 10 mins

Eastern Congo

We take you back more than 10 years to the beginning of the conflict in eastern Congo.

• 10 mins

Heart Transplant

We take you back more than 40 years to the first ever heart transplant operation.

• 10 mins

Montreal Protocol

One man's part in the discovery of the impact of CFCs on the ozone layer.

• 10 mins

Kanchenjunga

The climbers who stopped short of the top of one of the world's highest mountains.

• 10 mins

Belsen

On 11 December 1945 the so-called 'Beast of Belsen' was executed for war crimes.

• 10 mins

The Battle for Votes for Women

The voices of the suffragettes who led the campaign for the women's vote in Britain

• 10 mins

Andes Survivor

One man's remarkable story of survival in the Andes mountains.

• 10 mins

UN Peacekeepers

How the first United Nations Peacekeeping Force came into being.

• 10 mins

Ebola

Two doctors tell how they dealt with one of the first outbreaks of Ebola fever.

• 10 mins

Lancaster House Agreement

It's exactly 30 years since an agreement signed in London framed the future for Zimbabwe.

• 10 mins

Pong

Pong - the computer game that launched a multi-billion dollar industry.

• 10 mins

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Part One

It's exactly thirty years since Soviet forces overthrew the Afghan government.

• 10 mins

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Part Two

It's exactly thirty years since Soviet soldiers invaded Afghanistan - part two.

• 10 mins

Saddam Execution

What was it like growing up in the shadow of Saddam Hussein?

• 10 mins

The Millenium Bug

Ten years ago on New Year's Eve computer experts were preparing themselves for disaster.

• 10 mins