His heart broken, Bazarov makes his own prodigal return to his doting parents, with Arkady as his guest. But friendship and filial duty soon begin to pall. Show more

Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Bazarov returns home and seems to be finding a new way when a moment's carelessness leads to tragedy. Show more

Increasingly irritated by Bazarov's dismissal of the older generation and all they stand for, Pavel Petrovich determines to have a set-to with him. Show more

Arkady and Bazarov abandon the older generation for the delights of town, the governor's ball and independent women. Show more

Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Happy amidst the parklands of Nikolskoye, Arkady lays bare his heart and Anna Sergeyevna finds her expectations confounded. Show more

Arkady and Bavarov carry out their proposed visit to Anna Sergeyevna Odintsova's country estate and find that time flies in good company. Show more

Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Bazarov's cool and clinical approach to life fails him, and the idyll of the past few weeks is broken up. Show more

Arkady returns to his doting father and uncle in the country. But the guest he brings with him looks set to ruffle feathers. Show more

The powerful influence that Arkady's new friend Bavarov exerts on the young graduate, and the radical views he holds, begin to become clear to Arkady's father and uncle. Show more

Douglas Hodge reads from Ivan Turgenev's 1862 novel. Without Arkady at Marino, Bazarov oversteps the bounds. An outraged Pavel Petrovich demands satisfaction. Show more