Witness History: Archive 2013 - Prohibition in the USA

On 5 December 1933 prohibition came to an end. For almost 14 years it had been illegal to sell alcohol in the USA. The law was widely flouted and organised crime had flourished under the policy. Listen to archive accounts from the time.

(Photo: Men pouring alcohol down the drain circa 1920. Copyright: Hulton Archives/Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 5th December 2013.

Available Podcasts from Witness History: Archive 2013

Subscribe to Witness History: Archive 2013

We are not the BBC, we only list available podcasts. To find out more about the programme including episodes available on BBC iPlayer, go to the Witness History: Archive 2013 webpage.