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The Kachkanar Mining Complex is getting ready for a big concert for Mother’s Day. The flamboyant director Olga is busy organising the programme and helping performers overcome stage fright. Tune in to find out whether her efforts are successful.

“La Sape” is a unique movement based in Congo that unites fashion-conscious men who are ready to splurge money they don’t really have on designer clothes. Dressing in stark contrast with their surroundings, these elegant ambiance-makers become true local celebrities… but this fame comes at a price.

Looming large across the Kerch Strait, the Crimean Bridge now links mainland Russia and Crimea after opening to car traffic. The ambitious infrastructure project ensures fast and reliable transportation for locals and tourists, travelling to the Black Sea peninsula. Follow RTD on a journey to Crimea to see every nook and cranny of the bridge construction and to explore must-see tourist attractions.

This is a game in which the stake is human life. These people play with death. While the grim reaper stands at the head of the dying person’s bed, waiting for their final breath, volunteers from the Dutch “Ambulance Wish Foundation” arrive. They are prepared to fulfil any last wish of the patient. Completely free of charge! 

Hidden away in the USSR during China’s revolution, these children of China’s first communist revolutionaries were raised in a special Soviet boarding school and felt more Russian than Chinese. Now, more than 70 years on, Beijing residents and childhood friends Li Duoli and Zhao Qilian, aka Tolya and Ira, are planning a trip back to their fondly remembered second ‘homeland’.

A cartoonist’s vocation is to draw attention to what’s wrong in society, at least as he sees it! What happens though, if the most important issues are taboo and any kind of public criticism might cost him his life?

The first instalment of the Panama Chronicles explores the origin of the hack and shows how the stolen information made its way to the public. It takes a look at ICIJ, the group of journalists that led the investigation, as well as their choice of material to publish. You’ll also meet some of the victims and learn how their lives were affected. 

Vasily’s childhood ailment led to a chronic kidney disease that then became a life-threatening condition. Eventually, he must have a kidney transplant. He is given the choice to have it now or put off the operation and remain on dialysis.

The second instalment of the Panama Chronicles takes an in-depth look at the offshore legal firm whose data was hacked and its founders. It also speculates on who could have stolen the information, as well as how and why. Finally, the film looks at who might have ultimately been behind the leak and explores possible motivations.

The Kachkanar Mining Complex is getting ready for a big concert for Mother’s Day. The flamboyant director Olga is busy organising the programme and helping performers overcome stage fright. Tune in to find out whether her efforts are successful.

In late 1966, Ernesto Che Guevara came to Bolivia to incite a guerrilla war, but he was largely unsuccessful in winning peasants over to his revolutionary cause. After 11 months, he was captured and executed. This film features the memories of people who met or had contact with this enigmatic, yet iconic figure during his final days. Their stories give insight into the reasons for his demise and his legacy in Bolivia. 

Many young girls dream of becoming ballerinas, but only very few are prepared to apply the all-out effort and make the sacrifices that this dream demands. The Vaganova Ballet Academy in St.Petersburg welcomes the most talented and determined young dancers, but it makes them no promises.

Life was good for people in the Indonesian village of Semunying Jaya, comfortably living off the surrounding forests. That all changed when Duta Palma began to cut down the Dayak Iban people’s rainforest and replace it with oil palms. The corporation’s plantations have poisoned the environment, and now farming, fishing, and hunting are virtually impossible. But the villagers aren’t willing to give up without a fight.

Four wheelchair dancers from Moscow are in Sochi for a disabled artists festival. Old hands Irina and Dimitry try to advise the young, headstrong couple Evgeny and Nursina. They battle each other, and Sochi’s traffic when out shopping. Evgeny and Nursina get to swim in the sea for the first time. In the end, their flawless performance wins applause and accolades.

While Irina rests, the other three intrepid wheelchair dancers take time to visit the mountains of Krasnaya Polyana outside Sochi. Even before they leave, Nursina gets lost. It doesn’t run entirely smoothly as the trio has problems with steep inclines at the resort. Nevertheless, Nursina, Evgeny, and Dimitry get a high from riding the cable car and chair lifts into the picturesque mountains.

Thousands of people die alone in Japan every year. Many are discovered weeks or months after they've passed away. The phenomenon of solitary deaths, or kodokushi, has become so common there is now high demand for services that clean out the apartments of the dead – something families used to do. With more elderly people living alone and their growing isolation in Japanese society, some say this grim trend is likely to continue. Find out more about lonely deaths and the industry that's sprung up around them on RTD.

“La Sape” is a unique movement based in Congo that unites fashion-conscious men who are ready to splurge money they don’t really have on designer clothes. Dressing in stark contrast with their surroundings, these elegant ambiance-makers become true local celebrities… but this fame comes at a price.

Looming large across the Kerch Strait, the Crimean Bridge now links mainland Russia and Crimea after opening to car traffic. The ambitious infrastructure project ensures fast and reliable transportation for locals and tourists, travelling to the Black Sea peninsula. Follow RTD on a journey to Crimea to see every nook and cranny of the bridge construction and to explore must-see tourist attractions.

This is a game in which the stake is human life. These people play with death. While the grim reaper stands at the head of the dying person’s bed, waiting for their final breath, volunteers from the Dutch “Ambulance Wish Foundation” arrive. They are prepared to fulfil any last wish of the patient. Completely free of charge! 

Vasily’s childhood ailment led to a chronic kidney disease that then became a life-threatening condition. Eventually, he must have a kidney transplant. He is given the choice to have it now or put off the operation and remain on dialysis.

The Kachkanar Mining Complex is getting ready for a big concert for Mother’s Day. The flamboyant director Olga is busy organising the programme and helping performers overcome stage fright. Tune in to find out whether her efforts are successful.

Hidden away in the USSR during China’s revolution, these children of China’s first communist revolutionaries were raised in a special Soviet boarding school and felt more Russian than Chinese. Now, more than 70 years on, Beijing residents and childhood friends Li Duoli and Zhao Qilian, aka Tolya and Ira, are planning a trip back to their fondly remembered second ‘homeland’.

The first instalment of the Panama Chronicles explores the origin of the hack and shows how the stolen information made its way to the public. It takes a look at ICIJ, the group of journalists that led the investigation, as well as their choice of material to publish. You’ll also meet some of the victims and learn how their lives were affected. 

The second instalment of the Panama Chronicles takes an in-depth look at the offshore legal firm whose data was hacked and its founders. It also speculates on who could have stolen the information, as well as how and why. Finally, the film looks at who might have ultimately been behind the leak and explores possible motivations.

In late 1966, Ernesto Che Guevara came to Bolivia to incite a guerrilla war, but he was largely unsuccessful in winning peasants over to his revolutionary cause. After 11 months, he was captured and executed. This film features the memories of people who met or had contact with this enigmatic, yet iconic figure during his final days. Their stories give insight into the reasons for his demise and his legacy in Bolivia. 

Many young girls dream of becoming ballerinas, but only very few are prepared to apply the all-out effort and make the sacrifices that this dream demands. The Vaganova Ballet Academy in St.Petersburg welcomes the most talented and determined young dancers, but it makes them no promises.

Life was good for people in the Indonesian village of Semunying Jaya, comfortably living off the surrounding forests. That all changed when Duta Palma began to cut down the Dayak Iban people’s rainforest and replace it with oil palms. The corporation’s plantations have poisoned the environment, and now farming, fishing, and hunting are virtually impossible. But the villagers aren’t willing to give up without a fight.

Four wheelchair dancers from Moscow are in Sochi for a disabled artists festival. Old hands Irina and Dimitry try to advise the young, headstrong couple Evgeny and Nursina. They battle each other, and Sochi’s traffic when out shopping. Evgeny and Nursina get to swim in the sea for the first time. In the end, their flawless performance wins applause and accolades.

While Irina rests, the other three intrepid wheelchair dancers take time to visit the mountains of Krasnaya Polyana outside Sochi. Even before they leave, Nursina gets lost. It doesn’t run entirely smoothly as the trio has problems with steep inclines at the resort. Nevertheless, Nursina, Evgeny, and Dimitry get a high from riding the cable car and chair lifts into the picturesque mountains.

Vasily’s childhood ailment led to a chronic kidney disease that then became a life-threatening condition. Eventually, he must have a kidney transplant. He is given the choice to have it now or put off the operation and remain on dialysis.

The Kachkanar Mining Complex is getting ready for a big concert for Mother’s Day. The flamboyant director Olga is busy organising the programme and helping performers overcome stage fright. Tune in to find out whether her efforts are successful.

The Indian state of Punjab is undergoing a severe water crisis. Once an agricultural leader in India, it’s now turning into a desert. Farmers and other rural dwellers are going bankrupt over the need to pay for water delivered from other regions. In this drastic situation, the number of suicides has skyrocketed.

Thousands of people die alone in Japan every year. Many are discovered weeks or months after they've passed away. The phenomenon of solitary deaths, or kodokushi, has become so common there is now high demand for services that clean out the apartments of the dead – something families used to do. With more elderly people living alone and their growing isolation in Japanese society, some say this grim trend is likely to continue. Find out more about lonely deaths and the industry that's sprung up around them on RTD.

Vyacheslav is suffering from a rare genetic disorder that causes abnormal bone growth. This results in his body being painfully disfigured, but worse than that, it causes damage to his internal organs. Will Sklif surgeon Evgeny Tarabrin be able to perform the operation other doctors refuse to do?

In Russia, every schoolchild knows the name of Aleksey Maresyev. The legendary WWII fighter pilot’s heroic story was retold in a 1948 book, “The story of a real man”. After his plane was shot down by Nazi fire, he survived in the Russian wilderness for 18 days with broken legs and found his way to safety. Despite losing both legs in hospital, he still convinced doctors and military commanders that he should continue to fly. His example helped many who might otherwise have given up, some handicapped pilots say it inspired them to survive and continue with their careers.