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Russia

The sacred song of war

Misha Glenny on Russia and defensive war.

• 28 mins

Turkey

The Ottomans - East or West

Misha Glenny in Istanbul on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic

• 28 mins

Turkey

The Military

East versus west, secular versus religious, how the empire came to the point of collapse.

• 28 mins

Turkey

A Balancing Act

Misha Glenny on the birth of Turkey from the ruins of the old Ottoman Empire in 1923.

• 28 mins

China

The First Emperor

Misha Glenny on where China came from and what it is now.

• 42 mins

China

To kowtow or not kowtow

Misha Glenny and producer Miles Warde head to Hong Kong.

• 42 mins

China

Imperial Collapse

Misha Glenny on the end of the Qing, and what happened next.

• 42 mins

China

The life and times of Chairman Mao

Misha Glenny completes our travels round China with the story of Chairman Mao

• 42 mins

Taiwan

When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on what is happening in Taiwan now.

• 28 mins