Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for centuries. He liberates Russia from foreign oppressors, demands absolute obedience and loyalty in order to radically modernise Russia? Ivan IV, Grand Duke of Moscow, first Tsar of Russia by the grace of God. A madman? A sadist?

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei R...

Thirty years after the Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on the night of April 26, 1986, its causes...

The figure of Emperor Peter the Great, as well as the era of his formation and reign, still excites ...

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell...

A captain in the Czar's army encounters danger and romance while carrying a secret message across 19...

Mariem, 53, a former estate agent, has been living at a shelter for several months. Surrounded by wo...

1972 was a turning point in Ilie Nastase's career: he won his first US Open, while also reaching bot...

Julia always said that her upbringing as a biological child in a foster family was a happy time. But...

Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Sat...

Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation....

Ten years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was just one of the many faces on Ukrainian television screens. He...

The epic story of the Russian Civil War (1918-21): the White Terror, the counterrevolutionary uprisi...

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.

The 1960s opened with La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini and its unforgettable lead: Marcello Mastroi...

Uncover one of the greatest and darkest deceptions of our time - the conspiracy to cover up the Chur...