Witness History Episodes Available now
Dancing in the Street: David Bowie and Mick Jagger
In July 1985, music legends Mick Jagger and David Bowie performed a duet for Live Aid
Back to the Future
On 3 July 1985, the hit film Back to the Future was released
Drill, baby, drill!
The story behind the catchy political slogan much loved by US President Donald Trump
Cecil the lion
On 1 July 2015, Cecil, a popular lion, was shot in Zimbabwe by an American trophy hunter
Ai Weiwei: Imprisoned for art
In 2011, the Chinese artist was detained for 81 days
Italian happiness trains
Between 1945 and 1952, 鈥榟appiness trains鈥� transported 70,000 children from southern Italy
The opening of the Medellin Metro
How a train system helped transform the 鈥渕urder capital of the world鈥� in 2015
The funeral train for Robert Kennedy
In June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency
The Czech Freedom Train
On 11 September 1951, a Czech train was hijacked and driven into West Germany
The Gratitude Train: France thanks America
In 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US, 49 wagons of thank you gifts from France
