Frank Brent, an NCO with the Australian Imperial Force, fought at Gallipoli. His account details how killing the enemy became an act of revenge over fallen friends. Show more
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Katie Morter, a civilian in Manchester, recalls the heartbreak of receiving a letter informing her of her husband's death at the Somme. Show more
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Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence – and You. Show more
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Dreams of revolution. But the ghosts of old power were still in the dreamer’s heads. Show more
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Money replaced the grand dreams of the future. It was safer. But then money took on a life of its own. Show more
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How power got inside your head in the 1990s. But you didn’t notice because you were busy shopping. Show more
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How a fake version of Britain was invented. To hide what we had really done in the empire. Show more
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How did we get here? And how do we get out? Show more
Yeltsin believes a war in Chechnya will save him. The Oligarchs seize control of practically everything. In an upside-down world, gangsters become heroes for defending democracy. Show more
Perestroika. The dream of saving communism. But no-one believes in anything any longer. The managers loot the system. Soldiers return defeated in the war to liberate Afghanistan. Show more
The empire strikes back. Hardliners attempt a coup. Power slips through their shaking hands. Oligarchs publish a manifesto. Money will replace all ideology. Yeltsin seizes power. Show more
Russia goes through the mirror into a chaotic dream world where nothing is stable any more. Dream visions of Russia's imperial past start to rise up. People cannot afford food. Show more
There are no potatoes in Moscow. Things get worse. Then they get much worse as the rational Communist plan runs out of control everywhere. But McDonald’s opens in Moscow. Show more
Russian society implodes. Millions of people fall into the abyss. Many live underground or in forests. The president attacks parliament with tanks saying he is saving democracy. Show more
Suddenly, the western bankers leave. Oligarchs take control and search for a new president to be their puppet. They choose Putin. Russians turn against 'the curse of democracy'. Show more