ST PETERSBURG ANNIVERSARY 2003
Saturday 24 May - Sunday 1 June 2003
BBC Four celebrates the 300th anniversary of the foundation of St Petersburg with a marvellous season of music, film, documentary and discussion.
EAST WEST
Saturday 24 May 9pm-11pm
Romantic epic set against the backdrop of post-war Russia, featuring Catherine Deneuve.
THE KIROV CELEBRATES NIJINKSY
Sunday 25 May 7.30pm-10pm
An evening of dance showcasing the Kirov's greatest stars.
THE TSAR'S LAST PICTURE SHOW
Monday 26 May 8pm-9pm; rpt 2.30am-3.30am; Tuesday 27 May 7pm-8pm; 1.05am-2.05am
Pre-revolutionary Russia in vivid colour.
RUSSIA FROM MY WINDOW - STORYVILLE
Monday 26 May 9pm-10.20pm; rpt Wednesday 28 May 10.30pm-11.50pm
Romantic moments, extreme weather conditions and regular roadworks filmed over the course of a year.
PROFILE: VLADIMIR PUTIN
Tuesday 27 May 8.30pm-9pm; rpt 12.35am-1.05am; Friday 30 May 7pm-7.30pm; 11pm-11.30pm
Strongman or reformer? We look at the Russian president.
ALL THE RUSSIAS
Tuesday 27 May 9pm-10pm
Final episode in the documentary series exploring Russia's history and culture through music.
GERGIEV MASTERCLASS
Tuesday 27 May 10pm-11.25pm
The celebrated Russian conductor gives advice to rising stars at the Rotterdam Gergiev Festival 2002.
MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
Tuesday 27 May 11.25pm-12.35am
Witty, experimental frolic through the streets of Moscow in 1928.
THE TALK SHOW
Wednesday 28 May 8.30pm-9pm; 1.25am-1.55am
Charles Wheeler and expert guests discuss the Russian Empire and its legacy.
WEDNESDAY - STORYVILLE
Wednesday 28 May 9pm-10.30pm
Stories from 48 people born in St Petersburg on the same day.
ALEXANDER NEVSKY
Wednesday 28 May 11.50pm-1.25am
Classic film by Eisenstein in which a prince rallies the Russian army to repell invaders.
PETER IN PARADISE
Saturday 31 May 9.05pm-10.05pm
Rory McCann stars as Peter the Great in this dramatisation of the tsar's struggle to build St Petersburg.
SOVIET CONDUCTOR, RUSSIAN ARISTOCRAT
Sunday 1 June 7pm-8.30pm
Examination of the career of the great conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky, including music by Weber and Tchaikovsky.
