Tar Creek

Tar Creek is the story of the worst environmental disaster you’ve never heard of: the Tar Creek Superfund site. Once one of the largest lead and zinc mines on the planet, Tar Creek is now home to more than 40 square miles of environmental devastation in northeastern Oklahoma: acid mine water in the creeks, stratospheric lead poisoning in the children, and sinkholes that melt backyards and ball...

Discovering Russia: Samara

­Samara is the seventh-largest city in Russia, and one of the most important business and cultural centers in the European part of the country. During the Second World War, many Soviet government institutions, as well as most foreign embassies moved to Samara. A huge bunker was created here in 1942 as a back-up for Stalin and his cabinet. Here flows the mighty Volga river, and in winter, people...

The idiot cycle: What you aren't being told about cancer

­The Idiot Cycle, a French-Canadian documentary, alleges six major chemical companies are responsible for decades of cancer causing chemicals and pollution, while also developing cancer treatments and drugs. It also argues these companies own the most patents on genetically modified crops that have never been tested for long term health impacts like cancer. The film was shot in Canada (Sarnia,...

Primorsky Nature Reserve: Diving into the unknown

­Take a trip 9,000 kilometers from Moscow to see an unusual natural environment. Find out how to tame a leopard and meet local divers to witness a battle between sea creatures. Only on RT.

Bashkiria: from the earth to the sky

­Take a trip to Central Russia to visit prehistoric caves and see graffiti which dates back 15,000 years. Find out how to make a kumis and why wild honey is good for your health. Take to the skies on a paraglider and get a bird’s eye view of the glorious landscape. This is Bashkiria.

Eco-Warriors

­“Eco-Warriors” is an in-depth look at the underground world of radical environmentalists who will go to any lengths, including violence, to advance their cause and to win their battle to protect Mother Earth. To the authorities eco- warriors are not simply idealists but terrorists, and many nations have taken increasingly repressive action over the past several years. The FBI ranks them as one...

The Shantar islands: braving the storm

­Travel to the sea of Okhotsk to visit the islands where a human population of just seven live cheek by jowl with 200 bears. Meet the killer whales and brave a climate so severe that icebergs linger through the summer and September sees the first snows.

Discovering Russia: Omsk

­This city is one of Siberia’s oldest and most important. It’s home to more than a million of people. The most famous sport here is hockey, and the most popular music instrument is West African Drum.An incredible collection of miniature masterpieces as well as the only non-commercial civilian helicopter training school in Russia are situated here. Welcome to Omsk!

Sailing through the ages

­Russian Tzar Peter the Great – was fond of ships very much. During his rule Russian fleet reached its greatest extent. In the early 18th century, Peter the Great founded Petrozavodsk – a city on the bank of Lake Onega in Russia’s North-West – as a supply base for the Russian Navy. Today this city is still the centre of wooden boat making. Take a trip to the workshops and find out how to build a...

University of Nuclear Bombs

Should a learning institution be on the front lines of building a nuclear bomb? This is the question posed by “The University of Nuclear Bombs”, a powerful and controversial documentary that explores the intimate role that the University of California has had in the development of the American military’s nuclear program. With a combination of archive footage and interviews with renowned analysts...