Ivan the Terrible

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12:55 AM to 2:10 AM

Monday 31 March

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For four centuries the name Ivan the Terrible has conjured up the image of a vicious, cruel despot. This documentary investigates whether this is a purely Western view. In his own land, Russia's first tsar is remembered as a statesman who held the country together through difficult times - and perhaps was not so terrible after all