4 Extra Debut. The soul of Siberia described through its buildings, people and amazing quirks of nature. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

North of the Arctic Circle, the author visits the mines, graveyards, camps and an 87-year-old survivor. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

Omsk, where Fyodor Dostoevsky languished in a wooden prison for four years condemned to hard labour. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia, and a visit to Akademgorodok, once the brain of Russia. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

The author travels to the stunning Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

'Weeks of visual deprivation turned Irkutsk glamorous.' The home of the Princess of Siberia. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

On route to Albazin, the author reaches the Amur, the tenth longest river in the world. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

The author travels by train to Komsomolsk on Amur, Stalin's city of dawn founded by young Communist pioneers. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

The author flies 1000 miles to the Sakha Republic and lands in a town of ice and twilight. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.

The author's bus arrives at Magadan - the Capital of Sorrows. Read by John Rowe. From January 2000.