In 1861, Alexander II liberated 23 million Russian serfs, four years earlier than the abolition of slavery in the USA.

But 20 years later, the tide of revolutionary thinking is rising and dissatisfaction with the regime has led to terrorist cells making several assassination attempts on the Tsar's life.

One cell in particular, The People's Will, is determined to succeed this time but in the struggle between autocracy and radical socialism there can be only one winner.

Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Russian Tsars continues.

Alexander ..... Joseph Millson
Dvorzhitsky ..... Kenneth Cranham
Sofia ..... Alexandra Roach
Petya ..... Joe Sims
Nesselrode ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Grinevitsky ..... Tom Forrister
Kostya ..... Philip Fox
Rysakov ..... John Norton
Katya ..... Joanna van Kampen
Perovsky ..... Simon Ludders
Sasha ..... Samuel James

Director Alison Hindell

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017. Show less