The Nord-Ost siege when Chechen rebels seized 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. The Russians use gas and hostages die.

Anna's married lover Marku, wants her to leave Russia and go and live with him in Romania.

Lizzie Nunnery's drama series based on the true story of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered in 2006.

Anna Politkovskaya.....Anastasia Hille
Dmitry Muratov..... Conrad Nelson
Marku ...... David Fleeshman
FSB Agent ..... Max Bollinger
Bakar........ Andrew Byron

Producer: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014. Show less