The Russian army has no shortage of weapons despite sanctions: With an arsenal mixing old Soviet stocks and modern hypersonic weapons, the country could strike Europe in minutes. An opaque network of spies, shell companies and oligarchs ensures its war capacity through the arms trade, technology theft and state-organized policy of terror.
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
Katya Adler examines the political situation in Europe.
Gordon Buchanan helps cat expert Dr Victor Lukarevsky as he tries - for the first time ever - to rescue and rehabilitate lynx from the lucrative fur and pet trades back to the wild.
With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.
When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.
The WILD EDENS project was initiated by the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” and includes the filming and broadcasting of a series of full-length documentaries on distant corners of nature, whose ecosystem is especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming. The main goal of the project is to attract the attention of the international community to climate change and the need for a global transition to clean energy. WILD EDENS: RUSSIA - the first film of the new series, telling about the flora and fauna of the one of a kind wild corners of Russia: the Altai Mountains, the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Arctic
This three-part investigative documentary follows former members of Russian intelligence who reveal how the Kremlin’s spy networks operate. Through insider testimony and expert analysis, it examines recruitment methods, covert missions, cyber operations, and the mechanisms used to silence opposition and project influence abroad under Vladimir Putin’s rule.
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.
Telling the story of the 2018 poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the quiet city of Salisbury, an incident that sent shockwaves across the globe. Just months later, British mother of three Dawn Sturgess died accidentally after coming into contact with Novichok, the nerve agent used in the original attack. With gripping first-hand testimony, the shocking story of the 2018 poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Salisbury. Featuring unparalleled access to police, doctors, government officials and the military.
Fascinating stories of the region's inhabitants and presents the incredible contrasts of the sea's beauty and wilderness, rarely seen on film.
Simon Reeve journeys across a land of Arctic tundra, vast forests and stunning fjords, investigating the surprising secrets of some of the happiest and most equal societies on earth.
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Simon Reeve embarks on a three-part journey across Russia.
Wege aus der Finsternis: Europa im Mittelalter
The story of a daring protest in 2013 on a Russian oil rig that goes terrifyingly wrong as Putin defends his oil at all costs. Shots are fired, and the protesters are thrown into a Russian jail.
Nikolai Drozdov presents a series on the wildlife and landscapes of the Soviet Union.
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels through time to unlock the world of Russian art.
With six centuries of history behind it, the Inquisition stands out as the most formidable system of repression in European history. Documentary-maker Stan Neumann tells the story of the origins and evolution of this ‘police of souls’ – at once secret and spectacular – whose influence is still felt in today’s world.
Wild Russia: Earth’s Last Great Wilderness
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