<p>The Big Steal tells the story of Vladimir Putin and his violent assault on human dignity, rule of law, democracy and truth – in Russia, its neighbours and across the West.</p> <p>A former KGB officer, Putin climbed his way to the presidency of the world’s largest nation, and put in place a mafia state that steals from its own people to cause havoc abroad. When he stole the country’s most successful energy company, Yukos, he gave a clear warning of what was to come. Since then, Western enablers in politics, business and the law have helped Putin on his way.</p> <p>Gavin Esler speaks to the people who have challenged Putin, tried to understand him, or simply hoped to survive. He takes us through to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a new and dangerous world that is opening up, and asks the question: where do we go next?</p> <p>Produced by Fresh Air Production</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Russia Invades Ukraine | 2022-03-02 | ||
| Russia On the Brink? | 2021-12-14 | ||
| A New Breed Of Autocracy | 2021-11-24 | ||
| Protests and Police Raids | 2021-11-02 | ||
| While You Were Shielding | 2021-10-18 | ||
| SERIES 2 NEWS + 'Taking Apart Terror' Taster | 2021-09-10 | ||
| The Big Steal – Epilogue | 2020-04-28 | ||
| What comes after Putin? | 2020-04-17 | ||
| Russia's War Against Truth | 2020-04-07 | ||
| Follow the Money | 2020-03-31 | ||
| The American who made Putin Furious | 2020-03-24 | ||
| The Man in the Cage | 2020-03-17 | ||
| The Man Who Challenged Putin | 2020-03-10 | ||
| From Communism to Kleptocracy | 2020-03-03 | ||
| The Rivals | 2020-03-03 |