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Title: Meet the Media Feb 23 - PT 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig hosts Meet the Media with guests Dmitry Elovsky of TV Dozhd, Anton Volsky of NTV and Viktor Balagadde from Kommersant UK. This week they discuss how Russian opposition figures are portrayed in the Russian media, as well as the anticipated public response to the Russian screening of the documentary series 'Putin, Russia and the West' on NTV.

Russians in the City - an interview with Ksenia Bobkova and Julia Zagonek

Title: Russians in the City - an interview with Ksenia Bobkova and Julia Zagonek
Runtime: 10:36
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: As part of our ongoing series of interviews with Russians living in the UK, Alice Lagnado of Voice of Russia radio in London talks to Ksenia Bobkova and Julia Zagonek, who set up the Russians in the City organisation a decade ago.

Title: Medvedev's Future?
Runtime: 5:31
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig speaks with Igor Yurgens - a prominent supporter of Dmitry Medvedev - about Medvedev's political future, amid increasing speculation about his plans.

Maslenitsa - the festivities have begun!

Title: Maslenitsa - the festivities have begun!
Runtime: 4:34
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, is a time of great festivities in Russia. This week Russians have brought Maslenitsa to the UK, and Alice Lagnado at The Voice of Russia in London caught up with those celebrating. Includes an interview with Olga Balakleets of Ensemble Productions, which brings the festival to London each year.

Title: Organ Donation Debate - Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig discusses the ethical debate over organ donation in the UK with his guests Roger Goss of Patient Concern, former Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris who also contributed to a recent report by the BMA and Professor John Fabre of King's College London.

Title: Organ Donation Debate - Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig discusses the ethical debate over organ donation in the UK with his guests Roger Goss of Patient Concern, former Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris who also contributed to a recent report by the BMA and Professor John Fabre of King's College London.

Lost in translation? Academia Rossica's book prize

Title: Lost in translation? Academia Rossica's book prize
Runtime: 4:26
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: The cultural organisation Academia Rossica has just announced the long list for its book prize for the best Russian novel translated into English. The prize aims to encourage the publication of Russian works in English. Thirty-seven novels are on the long list, including new translations of Boris Godunov by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, a book of dispatches from the late Anna Politkovskaya, a long poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky and novels by contemporary writers like Boris Akunin. Alice Lagnado asked James Rann, the literary projects coordinator for Academia Rossica, whether there has been an increase in Russian works available in the English market....

Libya Human Rights, One Year After The Fall of Gaddafi

Title: Libya Human Rights, One Year After The Fall of Gaddafi
Runtime: 8:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: It's the one year anniversary of the uprising in Libya that resulted in the killing of Colonel Gaddafi. But it comes at a time of continuing uncertainty. The economy is still being rebuilt while the country heads for elections in June. But there are also allegations of widespread human rights abuses, including the use of torture and extrajudicial killings - particularly targeting detainees who were loyal to Gaddafi.

Scott Craig reports on the Libyan revolution that's being blighted by accusations of brutality and vengeance.

Title: Meet the Media Feb 16 - Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig presents his weekly programme 'Meet the Media', where he dissects the week's major news events with journalists from Russian news organisations. This week, Scott discusses Syria and the Russian Presidential debate - or lack of debate - with his guests Margarita Stewart, Mark Hollingsworth and Alexander Smotrov.

Title: Meet the Media Feb 16 - Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig presents his weekly programme 'Meet the Media', where he dissects the week's major news events with journalists from Russian news organisations. This week, Scott discusses Syria and the Russian Presidential debate - or lack of debate - with his guests Margarita Stewart, Mark Hollingsworth and Alexander Smotrov.

A present for Alice/Анимационный проект «Подарок для Алисы»

Title: A present for Alice/Анимационный проект «Подарок для Алисы»
Runtime: 6:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: When three-year-old Alexei Potanin had to start using a wheelchair, his parents were determined that he wouldn't feel any different from other children. Though disabled children in Russia often stay at home and enjoy limited opportunities, Sergei and Marina, Alexei's parents, were determined to let their son live like any other child. Now they're making a cartoon about a little girl called Alisa and her life as a wheelchair user, in order to encourage other Russians to think differently about disability. Alice Lagnado interviewed Sergei Potanin for Voice of Russia radio, and started by asking Sergei Potanin how the project began.

If you want to know more about the project, please visit the Facebook group, Анимационный проект «Подарок для Алисы»

Social Media and Protest Movements - Part 2

Title: Social Media and Protest Movements - Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Jonathan Lea, Mark Pack, Andy Williamson and Peter Lekarev about the impact of social media on protest movements in Russia and the Middle East.

Social Media and Protest Movements - Part 1

Title: Social Media and Protest Movements - Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Jonathan Lea, Mark Pack, Andy Williamson and Peter Lekarev about the impact of social media on protest movements in Russia and the Middle East.

Phoebe Taplin's Moscow Walks - an interview with the author by Alice Lagnado

Title: Phoebe Taplin's Moscow Walks - an interview with the author by Alice Lagnado
Runtime: 15:00
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Journalist and author Phoebe Taplin has written a series of books about walking in and around Moscow according to the different seasons. Autumn and winter editions of Phoebe Taplin's Moscow Walks are already out, and a new spring edition is about to hit the bookshops. Alice Lagnado talked to Phoebe for Voice of Russia radio in London, and started by asking her whether walking was a good way of acclimatising to the city. If you want to find out more about Phoebe Taplin and her work, please visit www.phoebetaplin.com

Russian Orthodox Church and Politics Part 2

Title: Russian Orthodox Church and Politics Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Lesley Chamberlain, Dr Marat Sterin, Simon Dixon and Archpriest Georgy Roschin on the role of Russia's Orthodox Church in politics, both historically and at present.

Russian Orthodox Church and Politics Part 1

Title: Russian Orthodox Church and Politics Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Lesley Chamberlain, Dr Marat Sterin, Simon Dixon and Archpriest Georgy Roschin on the role of Russia's Orthodox Church in politics, both historically and at present.

Siberian Appeal: Pianist Oliver Poole talks to Alice Lagnado about his children's charity

Title: Siberian Appeal: Pianist Oliver Poole talks to Alice Lagnado about his children's charity
Runtime: 8:32
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Three years ago, when he was just 17, the gifted pianist Oliver Poole set up his own charity, Siberian Appeal, for a children's hospital in Barnaul, Siberia, Opera superstar Angela Gheorghiu is a patron. This Friday Oliver is giving a recital of Bach's Goldberg Variations at London's Cadogan Hall. Alice Lagnado at Voice of Russia radio in London asked Oliver how it all began. If you want to find out more about Siberian Appeal, please visit www.siberianappeal.com The picture shows Oliver [right] with Ivan, a patient in the hospital's leukaemia ward.

Title: Russia, Syria and the West Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig discusses the possibility of a diplomatic confrontation between Russia and the West, over the crisis in Syria - with his guests Ben Judah of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Shashank Joshi of RUSI and Mikhail Roshchin of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Title: Russia, Syria and the West Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: Scott Craig discusses the possibility of a diplomatic confrontation between Russia and the West, over the crisis in Syria - with his guests Ben Judah of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Shashank Joshi of RUSI and Mikhail Roshchin of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Title: Crossing Siberia on a WWII motorcycle
Runtime: 5:41
Date posted: 14 years ago
Description: A British man is crossing Siberia on a 70-year-old Russian motorbike to raise money for charity. Simon Limpus, a surveyor from Acton, set off for his Siberian odyssey on February 11th. He's hurriedly learned some essential Russian words, like 'help' and 'mechanic.' Interview by Alice Lagnado for Voice of Russia radio.

Title: Meet the Media, Episode 1, Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig presents a new programme - Meet the Media - where journalists from Russian news outlets come into VOR's London studio, to discuss how the Russian media have covered the week's major news events. This week, Scott discusses Syria and the Russian Presidential election with Victor Balagadde of Kommersant, Alexander Smotrov of Ria Novosti and Alexey Kovalev of Snob.

Title: Meet the Media, Episode 1 Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig presents a new programme - Meet the Media - where journalists from Russian news outlets come into VOR's London studio, to discuss how the Russian media have covered the week's major news events. This week, Scott discusses Syria and the Russian Presidential election with Victor Balagadde of Kommersant, Alexander Smotrov of Ria Novosti and Alexey Kovalev of Snob.

Title: Immigration debate - Part Two
Runtime: 9:53
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig hosts a discussion on VOR about the ongoing debate in the UK over migration, with Dr Carlos Vargas-Silva, Gawain Towler of UKIP and Ceri Dingle of WorldBytes.

Title: Immigration debate - Part One
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig hosts a discussion on VOR about the ongoing debate in the UK over migration, with Dr Carlos Vargas-Silva, Gawain Towler of UKIP and Ceri Dingle of WorldBytes.

Title: Russia Protests - Part 2
Runtime: 9:45
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Nicu Popescu of the European Council of Foreign Relations and Alyona Arshinina of United Russia, on the most recent pro and anti-government protests to sweep Russia.

Title: Russia Protests - Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Nicu Popescu of the European Council of Foreign Relations and Alyona Arshinina of United Russia, on the most recent pro and anti-government protests to sweep Russia.

Title: Falklands dispute - Part 2
Runtime: 11:22
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Ben Harris-Quinney, Marc Rogers and Klaus Dodds about the increase in tensions between Britain and Argentina, on the 30th anniversary of their conflict over the Falkland Islands.

Title: Falklands Dispute - Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Ben Harris-Quinney, Marc Rogers and Klaus Dodds about the increase in tensions between Britain and Argentina, on the 30th anniversary of their conflict over the Falkland Islands.

Title: Welfare reform - Part 2
Runtime: 10:51
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Richard Wellings, Olly Parker and Ian Greaves on the British government's controversial plans for welfare reform.

Title: Welfare Reform Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Richard Wellings, Olly Parker and Ian Greaves on the British government's controversial plans for welfare reform.

Title: UK immigration
Runtime: 4:31
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Interview with Migration Watch UK on Damian Green's new immigration rules. With VOR's Daniel Cinna. Guest: Matthew Pollard. Executive Director of Migration Watch UK.

Title: Bank Bonuses - Part 2
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Emma Boon, Len Shackleton and Ronnie Fox on the controversy surrounding bonuses at RBS on VOR London.

Title: Bank Bonuses
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Emma Boon, Len Shackleton and Ronnie Fox on the controversy surrounding bonuses at RBS on VOR London.

Drug Treatment, HIV - Russia and UK (Part 1)

Title: Drug Treatment, HIV - Russia and UK (Part 1)
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Alex Fleming, Brendan Hanlon and Darya Khalturina about drug treatment programmes in Russia and the UK and the prevalence of HIV in both countries linked to drug use.

Drug Treatment, HIV - Russia and UK (Part 2)

Title: Drug Treatment, HIV - Russia and UK (Part 2)
Runtime: 10:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Alex Fleming, Brendan Hanlon and Darya Khalturina about drug treatment programmes in Russia and the UK and the prevalence of HIV in both countries linked to drug use.

Title: Egypt Revolution One Year On - Part 2
Runtime: 10:16
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig discusses the Egyptian Revolution one year on and asks if it's stalled, with his guests Nawal El Saadawi, Oliver Pearce, Nabila Ramdani and Karl Sharro.

Title: Egypt Revolution One Year On - Part 1
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig discusses the Egyptian Revolution one year on and asks if it's stalled, with his guests Nawal El Saadawi, Oliver Pearce, Nabila Ramdani and Karl Sharro.

The Besieged: A Story Of Survival, by Caroline Walton

Title: The Besieged: A Story Of Survival, by Caroline Walton
Runtime: 15:07
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Interview with Caroline Walton about her new book, The Besieged: A Story Of Survival, about the blockade of Leningrad, by Alice Lagnado of Voice of Russia in London.

Natalia Vodianova interviewed by Alice Lagnado for The Voice of Russia radio in London. Part 2 of 2.

Title: Natalia Vodianova interviewed by Alice Lagnado for The Voice of Russia radio in London. Part 2 of 2.
Runtime: 12:21
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Alice Lagnado interviews Natalia Vodianova, the Russian supermodel and philanthropist, about her life and work. January 2012. Part 2 of 2. The picture shows Natalia visiting a children's home in Ekaterinburg.

Title: Men in Ballet
Runtime: 7:21
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Men are playing a bigger role in today's ballet productions. Men in Motion, a new show presented by former Royal Ballet principal Ivan Putrov begins at London's Saderl's Wells on 27 January. The production is the latest in a trend started by a Russian dancer in 1911 to show off the male form in motion. This short programme by Alice Lagnado for Voice of Russia radio in London Includes interviews with Ivan Putrov, Igor Kolb, and Luke Jennings, dance critic of the Observer newspaper.

Natalia Vodianova interviewed by Alice Lagnado for The Voice of Russia radio in London. Part 1 of 2.

Title: Natalia Vodianova interviewed by Alice Lagnado for The Voice of Russia radio in London. Part 1 of 2.
Runtime: 12:41
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Alice Lagnado interviews Natalia Vodianova, the Russian supermodel and philanthropist, about her life and work. January 2012. Part 1 of 2. The picture shows Natalia visiting a children's home in Ekaterinburg.

Title: Hungary / EU legal dispute
Runtime: 9:33
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig interviews Hungarian MEP George Schopflin and Oxford University's Peter Bajomi-Lazar on VOR radio about the legal dispute between Hungary and the European Commission and concerns over the country's media law.

Title: Russia / Syria (Part 2)
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: Scott Craig hosts a discussion on VOR radio about the increasing diplomatic isolation of the Syrian government and asks if Assad's days are numbered.

Guests include:

Gumer Isayev - St Petersburg Centre for Modern Mideast Studies
Dr Carol Kersten - Lecturer in the study of the Muslim world, King's College London
Rosemary Hollis - Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, City University
James Deneslow - Writer on Middle East Politics, Security

Title: Russia Environment Global Warming
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: A discussion by Scott Craig about climate change and its impact on Russia. As well as the debate surrounding the science behind theories of climate change.

Guests include Aleksei Kokorin from the World Wildlife Fund, Professor Peter Wadhams Professor of Ocean Physics at Cambridge University, Anthony Costello
Professor of International Child Health and Director of UCL Institute for Global Health and Dr Benny Peiser Director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Title: Scottish Independence: Yes or No?
Runtime: 14:37
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: A debate about constitutional the legitimacy of a Scottish independence referendum effort.
Presenter: Scott Craig
Speakers: Nigel Toft, Rob Gibson, Ben Harris-Quinney

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