Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20140203 | Anna's War - 1/5 Based on the true and extraordinary story of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist who was murdered in 2006. The Drama series looks at five key events from her life with respect to Politkovskaya's work in Chechnya, from 1999 up to her murder in 2006. In today's episode Anna wants to help evacuate 85 old people from a war torn Chechen old people's home who have been abandoned by the authorities. But there is opposition. Anna wants to help evacuate 85 old people from a war-torn Chechnyan old people's home. | ||
| 02 | 20140204 | Anna's War Based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006. The inhabitants of a Chechen mountain village have written to Anna asking for her to investigate recent tortures by the Russian army on civilians. Anna interviews an elderly woman who was kept in a 12' outdoor pit, and then Anna herself is captured by the soldiers. A Chechen village asks Anna to investigate tortures by the Russian army on civilians. | ||
| 03 | 20140205 | Anna's War 3/5 Based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006. Armed Chechen rebels seize the crowded Dubrovka Theatre, in Moscow on 23 October 2002. The rebels ask for Anna to go to theatre to act as a mediator between them and the Russian Government. Chechen rebels ask for Anna to act as a mediator between them and the Russian government. | ||
| 04 | 20140206 | Anna's War 4/5 Based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006. September, 2004. When Anna hears of the seizure of a school by Chechen militants she heads off to Beslan to report on the crisis, but never makes it. September, 2002. Anna hears of the seizure of a school by Chechen militants. | ||
| 05 | I See My Mother There | 20140207 | 20240322 (BBC7) | Anna is very much focussed on family life with her mother seriously ill in hospital and the sudden death of her father. She also wants to help her daughter who is pregnant and is looking forward to being a grandmother. She has been posted a video of atrocities in Chechnya and wants to get it to her editor. But Anna's movements are now being closely monitored. Anna's daughter Elena names her new baby Anna Victoria. Based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered in 2006. Anna Politkovskaya...... Anastasia Hille Vera Politkovskaya...... Harriet Chandler Judd Elena Kudimova...... Fiona Clarke Raisa Mazepa...... Pauline Jefferson Stepan Mazepa...... David Fleeshman Ilya Politkovsky/Surveillance Man - Max Bollinger A drama in five-parts by Lizzie Nunnery Producer Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014. Anna's attention is on her family but she is still being followed. Concluding episode. Anna's focus is on her sick parents and pregnant daughter but she's still being followed. With Anastasia Hille and Fiona Clarke. Anna's War Based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006. The Drama looks at five key events from 1999 leading up to her murder. Anna is very much focussed on family with the illness of her mother, and death of her father. She wants to help her daughter who is pregnant and looks forward to being a grandmother, when tragedy strikes. Anna is focused on family and looks forward to being a grandmother, when tragedy strikes. |