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Witness History Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

    One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship

  2. Tomorrow 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

    One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship (R)

  3. Tomorrow 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

    One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship (R)

  4. Tomorrow 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

    One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship (R)

  5. Tuesday 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

    One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship (R)

  6. Tuesday 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

    The study aimed to test whether 'ordinary' people were capable of committing evil acts

  7. Tuesday 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

    The study aimed to test whether 'ordinary' people were capable of committing evil acts (R)

  8. Tuesday 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

    The study aimed to test whether 'ordinary' people were capable of committing evil acts (R)

  9. Tuesday 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

    The study aimed to test whether 'ordinary' people were capable of committing evil acts (R)

  10. Wednesday 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

    The study aimed to test whether 'ordinary' people were capable of committing evil acts (R)

  11. Wednesday 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    How to win friends and influence people

    In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote the self help book - How to Win Friends and Influence People

  12. Wednesday 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    How to win friends and influence people

    In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote the self help book - How to Win Friends and Influence People (R)

  13. Wednesday 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How to win friends and influence people

    In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote the self help book - How to Win Friends and Influence People (R)

  14. Wednesday 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How to win friends and influence people

    In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote the self help book - How to Win Friends and Influence People (R)

  15. Thursday 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    How to win friends and influence people

    In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote the self help book - How to Win Friends and Influence People (R)

  16. Thursday 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

    Ordinary people saw inside the home of Ukraine’s ousted president in February 2014

  17. Thursday 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

    Ordinary people saw inside the home of Ukraine’s ousted president in February 2014 (R)

  18. Thursday 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

    Ordinary people saw inside the home of Ukraine’s ousted president in February 2014 (R)

  19. Thursday 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

    Ordinary people saw inside the home of Ukraine’s ousted president in February 2014 (R)

  20. Friday 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

    Ordinary people saw inside the home of Ukraine’s ousted president in February 2014 (R)

  21. Friday 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

    In 1990, the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France was connected

  22. Friday 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

    In 1990, the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France was connected (R)

  23. Friday 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

    In 1990, the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France was connected (R)

  24. Friday 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

    In 1990, the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France was connected (R)

  25. Next Saturday 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only

    The Channel Tunnel breakthrough

    In 1990, the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France was connected (R)

  26. Next Sunday 16:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4

    Japan surrenders in China

    The signing of the Japanese surrender documents at the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1945.

  27. Next Monday 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Friends: The making of a smash hit

    Behind the scenes on one of the biggest TV comedies of all time

  28. Next Monday 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Friends: The making of a smash hit

    Behind the scenes on one of the biggest TV comedies of all time (R)

  29. Next Monday 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Friends: The making of a smash hit

    Behind the scenes on one of the biggest TV comedies of all time (R)

  30. Next Monday 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Friends: The making of a smash hit

    Behind the scenes on one of the biggest TV comedies of all time (R)

  31. Tue 7 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    Friends: The making of a smash hit

    Behind the scenes on one of the biggest TV comedies of all time (R)

  32. Tue 7 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    East Germany's coffee from Vietnam

    A thirst for caffeine led to an unusual global collaboration in the 1980s

  33. Tue 7 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    East Germany's coffee from Vietnam

    A thirst for caffeine led to an unusual global collaboration in the 1980s (R)

  34. Tue 7 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    East Germany's coffee from Vietnam

    A thirst for caffeine led to an unusual global collaboration in the 1980s (R)

  35. Tue 7 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    East Germany's coffee from Vietnam

    A thirst for caffeine led to an unusual global collaboration in the 1980s (R)

  36. Wed 8 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    East Germany's coffee from Vietnam

    A thirst for caffeine led to an unusual global collaboration in the 1980s (R)

  37. Wed 8 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik

    In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness

  38. Wed 8 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik

    In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness (R)

  39. Wed 8 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik

    In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness (R)

  40. Wed 8 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik

    In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness (R)

  41. Thu 9 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik

    In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness (R)

  42. Thu 9 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    How a billion Indians got a digital ID

    The 2009 attempt to give all Indian citizens a unique digital ID

  43. Thu 9 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    How a billion Indians got a digital ID

    The 2009 attempt to give all Indian citizens a unique digital ID (R)

  44. Thu 9 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How a billion Indians got a digital ID

    The 2009 attempt to give all Indian citizens a unique digital ID (R)

  45. Thu 9 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How a billion Indians got a digital ID

    The 2009 attempt to give all Indian citizens a unique digital ID (R)

  46. Fri 10 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    How a billion Indians got a digital ID

    The 2009 attempt to give all Indian citizens a unique digital ID (R)

  47. Fri 10 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal

    The story of a princess, an Indian palace and a photograph which gained worldwide fame

  48. Fri 10 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal

    The story of a princess, an Indian palace and a photograph which gained worldwide fame (R)

  49. Fri 10 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal

    The story of a princess, an Indian palace and a photograph which gained worldwide fame (R)

  50. Fri 10 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal

    The story of a princess, an Indian palace and a photograph which gained worldwide fame (R)

  51. Sat 11 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only

    Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal

    The story of a princess, an Indian palace and a photograph which gained worldwide fame (R)

  52. Sun 12 May 2024 16:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4

    From girl to goddess to financial analyst

    When Chanira Bajrycharya was five years old, she was chosen to be a child goddess in Nepal

  53. Mon 13 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    13/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  54. Mon 13 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    13/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  55. Mon 13 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    13/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  56. Mon 13 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    13/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  57. Tue 14 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    13/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  58. Tue 14 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    The creation of the state of Israel

    In 1948, the state of Israel was declared

  59. Tue 14 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    The creation of the state of Israel

    In 1948, the state of Israel was declared (R)

  60. Tue 14 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    The creation of the state of Israel

    In 1948, the state of Israel was declared (R)

  61. Tue 14 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The creation of the state of Israel

    In 1948, the state of Israel was declared (R)

  62. Wed 15 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    The creation of the state of Israel

    In 1948, the state of Israel was declared (R)

  63. Wed 15 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    15/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  64. Wed 15 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    15/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  65. Wed 15 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    15/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  66. Wed 15 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    15/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  67. Thu 16 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    15/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  68. Thu 16 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Baghdad heavy metal

    The story of heavy metal in Iraq during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein

  69. Thu 16 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    Baghdad heavy metal

    The story of heavy metal in Iraq during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein (R)

  70. Thu 16 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Baghdad heavy metal

    The story of heavy metal in Iraq during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein (R)

  71. Thu 16 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Baghdad heavy metal

    The story of heavy metal in Iraq during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein (R)

  72. Fri 17 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    Baghdad heavy metal

    The story of heavy metal in Iraq during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein (R)

  73. Fri 17 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    17/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  74. Fri 17 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    17/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  75. Fri 17 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    17/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  76. Fri 17 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    17/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  77. Sat 18 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only

    17/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  78. Mon 20 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    20/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  79. Mon 20 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    20/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  80. Mon 20 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    20/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  81. Mon 20 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    20/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  82. Tue 21 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    20/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  83. Tue 21 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    21/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  84. Tue 21 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    21/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  85. Tue 21 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    21/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  86. Tue 21 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    21/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  87. Wed 22 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    21/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  88. Wed 22 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    22/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  89. Wed 22 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    22/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  90. Wed 22 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    22/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  91. Wed 22 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    22/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  92. Thu 23 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    22/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  93. Thu 23 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    23/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  94. Thu 23 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    23/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  95. Thu 23 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    23/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  96. Thu 23 May 2024 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    23/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  97. Fri 24 May 2024 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa

    23/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  98. Fri 24 May 2024 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    24/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  99. Fri 24 May 2024 11:50GMT
    BBC World Service

    24/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)

  100. Fri 24 May 2024 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    24/05/2024 GMT

    The story of our times told by the people who were there. (R)