BBC Radio Podcasts from Putin
15. Tanks Riding Towards Moscow
The Wagner mutiny shakes Putin’s grip on the narrative.
14. 12 Months On: President Putin’s Next Steps?
Ukrainecast comes together with the BBC’s Putin podcast
13. No Way Out?
As Russia’s position in Ukraine deteriorates, Putin is caught in a spiral of escalation.
12. The Lightning Strike
Putin takes the biggest gamble of his career.
11. To the Brink
An isolated Putin sets his sights on Ukraine.
10. Preying on Hopes and Fears
In 2021 Putin retreats to his bunker as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads through Russia.
9. The Emperor's Palace
Putin faces protests on the streets and revelations about a secret palace.
8. The Splinter
Master strategist or opportunistic gambler?
7. The Ultimate Insult
False flags and brutal military tactics in Syria combine with aspirations of greatness
6. The Believer
Playing cat and mouse games with the world and sending 'little green men' into Ukraine
5. An Indispensable Tsar
Putin returns to the presidency to save Russia from the west.
4. The Shallow Roots of Democracy
Cementing power in Russia, a revolution in Ukraine and a challenge to the US.
3. Unleashing power
President Putin turns on the men who manoeuvred him to power.
2. Out of the shadows
Operation successor: the story behind the Russian president's mysterious rise to power.
1. The Moth
From street thug to spy – what the Russian president did before he came to power.
Introducing Putin
Jonny Dymond tells the extraordinary and revealing story of Vladimir Putin's life.