The History Hour

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A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

Tsunamis and Caster Semenya

2 years
Tsunamis and Caster Semenya
51m

Mandela's funeral and Tsar's reburial

2 years
Mandela's funeral and Tsar's reburial
51m

Doom and Danish brains

2 years
Doom and Danish brains
51m

Saving animals from extinction and Cabbage Patch Kids

2 years
Saving animals from extinction and Cabbage Patch Kids
52m

Zambia celebrates independence and the invention of bubble tea

2 years
Zambia celebrates independence and the invention of bubble tea
51m

The Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption in Iceland and EpiPen invention

2 years
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption in Iceland and EpiPen invention
52m

Pakistani popstars, and the hippo and the tortoise

2 years
Pakistani popstars, and the hippo and the tortoise
52m

Che Guevara's daughter and marrying Freddie Mercury

2 years
Che Guevara's daughter and marrying Freddie Mercury
51m

Gezi Park protests and MAD hijack

3 years
Gezi Park protests and MAD hijack
51m

Osmondmania! and the launch of Lagos Fashion Week

3 years
Osmondmania! and the launch of Lagos Fashion Week
50m

The creation of Ghana's flag and the oldest person at primary school

3 years
The creation of Ghana's flag and the oldest person at primary school
51m

Marking 50 years since the 1973 global oil crisis

3 years
Marking 50 years since the 1973 global oil crisis
52m

The Lampedusa disaster and cat cafes

3 years
The Lampedusa disaster and cat cafes
50m

Nazi eugenics and the year of the vuvuzela

3 years
Nazi eugenics and the year of the vuvuzela
51m

Israeli and Palestinian history

3 years
Israeli and Palestinian history
51m

The Chilean coup and Zanzibar’s most famous singer

3 years
The Chilean coup and Zanzibar’s most famous singer
51m

Historic Korean summit and goat island

3 years
Historic Korean summit and goat island
50m

Ireland's 'ghost estates' and the first Rose of Tralee

3 years
Ireland's 'ghost estates' and the first Rose of Tralee
50m

Judy Garland's legacy and the Benin Bronzes

3 years
Judy Garland's legacy and the Benin Bronzes
52m

Presidential diamonds and Tupperware parties

3 years
Presidential diamonds and Tupperware parties
50m

Dinosaur discoveries and a Berlin Wall treehouse

3 years
Dinosaur discoveries and a Berlin Wall treehouse
51m

West African food and computer viruses

3 years
West African food and computer viruses
52m

Wartime surrenders and the birth of Barbie

3 years
Wartime surrenders and the birth of Barbie
51m

Five great inventions that changed the world

3 years
Five great inventions that changed the world
52m

Tourism arrives in the Maldives and a royal night out

3 years
Tourism arrives in the Maldives and a royal night out
52m

South Korea store collapse and Lady Gaga's meat dress

3 years
South Korea store collapse and Lady Gaga's meat dress
51m

Somalia's civil war and golf on the moon

3 years
Somalia's civil war and golf on the moon
52m

Amazing photographs and the people who took them

3 years
Amazing photographs and the people who took them
51m

Inuit children taken from families and Le Mans crash

3 years
Inuit children taken from families and Le Mans crash
51m

Scaling Everest, the highest mountain in the world

3 years
Scaling Everest, the highest mountain in the world
51m