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Simon Reeve journeys across a land of Arctic tundra, vast forests and stunning fjords, investigating the surprising secrets of some of the happiest and most equal societies on earth.
The first leg of Simon’s Scandinavian journey takes him from the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to the frozen wilderness of Lapland and Nato’s longest border with Russia.
The second leg of Simon’s journey takes him from the stunning fjords of Norway to Iceland – the original land of fire and ice.
On the last leg of his Scandinavian journey, Simon uncovers the surprising and sometimes shocking side of Sweden and Denmark, two of the happiest and wealthiest countries on earth
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The Russian army has no shortage of weapons despite sanctions: With an arsenal mixing old Soviet stocks and modern hypersonic weapons, the country could strike Europe in minutes. An opaque network of spies, shell companies and oligarchs ensures its war capacity through the arms trade, technology theft and state-organized policy of terror.
The WILD EDENS project was initiated by the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” and includes the filming and broadcasting of a series of full-length documentaries on distant corners of nature, whose ecosystem is especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming. The main goal of the project is to attract the attention of the international community to climate change and the need for a global transition to clean energy. WILD EDENS: RUSSIA - the first film of the new series, telling about the flora and fauna of the one of a kind wild corners of Russia: the Altai Mountains, the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Arctic
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fourth year and Russia steps up provocations along NATO’s borders, the West finds itself at a pivotal moment in history. Threatened by Russia’s renewed belligerence and amid growing uncertainty over President Trump’s commitment to defending Europe and the Western Alliance, the stakes could not be higher. With exclusive access to the inner workings of NATO throughout 2025, this landmark series takes viewers deep inside the rooms, command centres and trenches where Europe’s fate is being decided. From underground command bunkers in Naples to the frozen forests of Estonia, from British convoys hauling a fully operational land army thousands of miles across Europe to marines storming beaches from air and sea, cameras follow the soldiers, commanders and support teams preparing for a conflict with Russia that feels closer by the day.
