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