Suroosh Alvi investigates the global jihadi movement: traveling to some of the most volatile countries, he speaks to victims, activists, government officials and fighters on both sides of the War on Terror to discover the line between isn't always clear.
April 1945. In a dramatic operation the SS transports 139 special prisoners, and kin of the prisoners, into the Alps. The plan: to use the prisoners as bargaining chips in possible negotiations with the Allies. During the journey a number of prisoners plan their escape and experience six days between liberty and death, their fates in the hands of ruthless and increasingly nervous criminals. But the hostages band together and turn the tables with a clever ploy: they call in the Wehrmacht to aid them…
Fyodor, Pavel and Mikhail are three friends in pre-war Leningrad. Fyodor works as a tuner at the conservatory, Mikhail studies there in the bayan and accordion class. The story reflects real events and people who gave their lives for the future of the Soviet Motherland during the Great Patriotic War, defending Leningrad during the difficult months of the blockade.
BBC Arabic's Nawal Al-Maghafi reveals how the UAE hired mercenaries to conduct targeted assassinations of its political enemies in Yemen, with American mercenaries starting the killings in 2015.
Ambitious 11-part docudrama of the life, teaching, and work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. This series was produced by East-German television. The series shows important points in the life and political development of these immense figures, from Marx's birth in 1818 until Engel's death in 1895.
A series of debates with the candidates for City Council of the district capitals of mainland Portugal.
Leading up to the local elections, RTP is hosting a series of debates featuring the candidates for the district capitals.
Each episode explores a decisive clash that forged pharaonic power and sparked cultural exchanges that helped build one of the greatest empires in history.