Witness History is a History Documentary programme.

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Witness History

How, in 1944, Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer fled to Tibet to escape a prisoner-of-war camp and later became the young Dalai Lama's tutor.

Genre: History Documentary

Running Time: 10 minutes (approx)

When is Witness History next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC World Service Tomorrow, 3:50am and on BBC World Service Tomorrow, 8:50am. See more...

Main Cast

Ben Henderson
Frida Anund
Hauwa Ibrahim
Vicky Farncombe
Charlotte Mensah
Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Eva Pascoe
Jamuna Tudu
George Crafer
Bethann Hardison
Matt Pintus
Diana Ferrus
Bianca D'Aniello
Kathleen Puckett
Jacqueline Paine
Susan Ford Bales
Pete Souza
Uma Doraiswamy
Waris Dirie
Mary Manning