Chloe Campbell
Director
On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace (2024)
Series 1
A daring protest in 2013 on a Russian oil rig goes terrifyingly wrong.
Released June 9, 2024
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.greenpeace, tmdb.vladimir-putin, tmdb.russia, tmdb.fsb, tmdb.arctic-sunrise
Production Companies: Curve Media
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
Russian,
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
In 2013, Greenpeace sail to the Arctic to peacefully protest against Russian offshore oil drilling, but the harsh response from Putin’s Kremlin and the Russian security forces is far more than they bargained for, as their actions at the oil rig are met with brutal force.
June 9, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Two climbers are captured by the Russian coastguard in the 2013 protest. Shots are fired. The FSB captures the ship, but the activists try to keep filming.
June 9, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
The ship is captured in the 2013 peaceful protest and towed to Murmansk. The activists expect an 48-hour detention but are charged with piracy, which carries a 15-year sentence.
June 10, 2024, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
The 2013 campaign to free the activists gets underway, but a Kremlin smear campaign is initiated. Conditions in prison are brutal, and one of the prisoners is rushed to hospital.
June 10, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Footage of the 2013 illegal boarding must be smuggled out of prison in time for an international tribunal. The imprisoned activists pin their hopes on being released on bail.
June 11, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
A Beatle joins the fight, the protestors finally get bail and then a major amnesty before the 2014 Sochi Olympics free them to return home, but things go rapidly downhill for Russia.
June 11, 2024, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 174 min.
Released: June 9, 2024
Last Air Date: June 11, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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