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The 'Wolf Children' of World War Two and China's TV lessons
We hear from 'Wolf child' Luise Quietsch and how actress Kathy Flower became a star

Back to 1995
We’re hearing stories from 30 years ago

World War Two on film and Africa's landmark lifestyle magazine
Dramatizing World War Two history and the start of a landmark magazine for Africa

The Charlie Hebdo attack and the art of decluttering
10 years since the massacre in France plus Marie Kondo

The Boxing Day tsunami, and Alexa’s creation
Stories from the 2004 tsunami that destroyed parts of south-east Asia, plus making Alexa

German traditions and cooking for presidents
The British sitcom that’s loved by Germans, and the chef who’s cooked for five presidents

Referendums and cannibalism
Australia's 1999 referendum and a survivor recounts the horrific 1972 Andes plane crash

Panama and the 'Purple Heart Battalion'
How the Panama Canal changed the Americas, and the US military's most successful regiment

Women making a mark
Inspiring and influential women from around the world in partnership with ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 100 Women

'Mozart of chess’ and the deepest man-made hole in the world
A compilation of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes.