The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself

27th March 2011 1 hour 5 mins Season 20 Episode 1

Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.

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Season 20 · Episode 2

The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness

Alan Yentob follows Tolstoy through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed from aristocrat to anarchist and turned his back on his wife.

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