Dramatic events unfold in Croatia and Ukraine. The first girl drowned, the second one died from a drug overdose. The main suspect in these deaths, however, soon turns out to be innocent - and dead too. While detective Vladimir and reporter Stribor struggle to solve these murders in Croatia, the niece of Olga, an Ukrainian philanthropist, goes missing in Kyiv.
Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
Praga. Repubblica Ceca. Helena, una madre single si fa attrarre dalle promesse di un uomo che la fa arrivare a Vienna con la speranza di una nuova vita che aiuti lei e la figlia. Arrivata nella capitale austriaca viene immediatamente venduta come prostituta. Lo stesso accade alla sedicenne ucraina Nadia che, attratta dall'idea di poter diventare modella finisce nelle stesse mani. A Manila viene invece rapita la dodicenne americana Annie Gray che viene inserita in un gito di pedofili. A capo di questa multinazionale della schiavitù c'è l'insospettabile Sergei Karpovic. A New York agisce una squadra speciale al comando di Bill Meehan. Della squadra fa parte Kate Morozov, un'agente estremamente determinata nel cercare prove contro Karpovic.
Based on true stories about real homicide investigations in the south of Sweden between 1989-2004. A reality-based crime drama about the policeman Per-Åke Åkesson and the reconnaissance group that was tasked with investigating several murders of women in northeastern Skåne. The series starts in Hörby in 1989.
Alla scoperta della mitica rete di rotte commerciali che per secoli ha collegato l'Estremo Oriente all'Occidente, seguendo le orme di illustri predecessori, da Alessandro Magno a Marco Polo.