Original version

BBC World Service Online

The History Hour

Podcasts

Factual: Life Stories

Factual: History

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes

A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

The History Hour: The Poisoning of Litvinenko

Discussion & Talk

The Poisoning of Litvinenko

02/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The Poisoning of Litvinenko

The murder of a former Russian spy, El Salvador's Civil War, and an oil spill in Spain.

The shocking murder of a former Russian spy, El Salvador's Civil War, and an oil spill in Spain.

In November 2006, the world was shocked by the murder in London of former Russian intelligence officer, Alexander Litvinenko. We hear from his widow Marina about his life and agonising death, and get an analysis of the case from Luke Harding, author of "A Very Expensive Poison".  Also in the programme, an astonishing assassination plot during El Salvador's Civil War, a huge oil spill in Spain, and the purpose-built city in Siberia which was home to the Soviet Union's best scientists.

(PHOTO: Alexander Litvinenko in a London hospital a couple of days before his death in November 2006. Credit Getty Images.)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The History Hour

The Poisoning of Litvinenko

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Online

About BBC World Service