Lasting nearly 45 years, the Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the US and the USSR and their respective allies.

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Dean Reed's story is the story of a wild and changing world. Through the prism of his life, we witness global youth rebellion, revolutions in popular music, and the shifting tectonics of superpower rivalry.

This is the forgotten story of a 1960's American teen idol who defected to the Soviet Bloc and became a superstar. And then he disappeared.

Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy

In 2003 Vladimir Putin publicly caged and exiled the richest man in Russia. When Oligarchs asked how to avoid that fate, Putin responded: “50 percent.” In one bold stroke, Putin spread fear and consolidated his power. The inside story of Russia’s super-rich and the man who rules over them.

With war raging in Ukraine, the oligarchs are caught between sanctions in the west and a backlash at home. Inside Russia’s super-rich and the man who rules over them.

Putin and the Oligarchs

The decisions of only a handful of individuals determined the course of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. What transpired over a few hours would have an impact on the local community, Russia, Europe and the globe.

What transpired over a few hours between a handful of individuals would have an impact on the local community, Russia, Europe and the globe.

Chernobyl

Arguably the greatest spy for the West during the Cold War, Dimitriy Polyakov was a Russian Military Intelligence General who turned on Russia. He was run by the CIA and FBI and betrayed by both Ames and Hanssen.

Arguably the greatest spy for the West during the Cold War, Dimitriy Polyakov was a Russian Military Intelligence General who turned on Russia.

The Soviet General Who Switched Sides

What is the future of the human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race? What does humanity gain by venturing into our solar system...and beyond?

What is the future of the human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race?

Race To The Moon

During the Cold War, the border between Czechoslovakia and the West became a dramatic scene. Between 1945 and 1989, several hundred people lost their lives. 30 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, justice is now being served.

From 1945-1989, hundreds died on the border between Czechoslovakia and the West. 30 years after the Iron Curtain fell, justice is served.

Europe's Forgotten Border

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the defining moments of the mid-twentieth century and of the presidency of John Kennedy. How did the two Cold War powers of the USSR and the USA come to the point of threatening nuclear war?

How did the two Cold War powers of the USSR and the USA come to the point of threatening nuclear war?

Cuba: Nuclear Standoff

Just over 30 years ago, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. The once-mighty world power splintered into 15 independent states. Which of these are successful today, and what role does Moscow still play? This presentation chronicles what has happened since the dissolution of the USSR.

Just over 30 years ago, the Soviet Union splintered into 15 independent states. Which of these are successful today, and what role does Moscow still play?

The End of a Superpower: The Collapse of the Soviet Union

An incredible story, told through the lives of Russia’s billionaire Oligarchs, of a country dominated by a dictator. From a bungled privatization of massive state-owned assets in the nineties, we explore how Putin has regained control of the powerful Oligarchs and how they’ve influenced the world.

Journey into the lives of Russia’s Oligarchs who profited from the bungled privatization of Russia’s state-owned assets.

Russia

The Cold War was won not by weapons of war, but blue jeans, silk stockings, and fast food. Just follow the money.

Cold War

The USSR began to lose grip on power in Eastern Europe, climaxing in the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The Chinese Government stamped hard on student protests in Beijing. There was an environmental disaster in Alaska and an earthquake sent shock waves in California.

The USSR began to lose grip on power in Eastern Europe, climaxing in the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

1989

Vladimir Vetrov was a KGB officer who worked for the French intelligence service. The “Farewell Document,” shared with President Reagan included Soviet intelligence gained by Vetrov.

A KGB officer who worked for the French intelligence service, Vladimir Vetrov stole Soviet technical and economic espionage.