Russell looks back at the week in news, discussing the electricity crisis, demands for a new PM and Iranian protests. Stand-up from US comic Michelle Wolf.
There are no potatoes in Moscow. Things get worse. Then they get much worse as the rational Communist plan runs out of control everywhere. But McDonald’s opens in Moscow.
Perestroika. The dream of saving communism. But no-one believes in anything any longer. The managers loot the system. Soldiers return defeated in the war to liberate Afghanistan.
The empire strikes back. Hardliners attempt a coup. Power slips through their shaking hands. Oligarchs publish a manifesto. Money will replace all ideology. Yeltsin seizes power.
Russian society implodes. Millions of people fall into the abyss. Many live underground or in forests. The president attacks parliament with tanks saying he is saving democracy.
Russia goes through the mirror into a chaotic dream world where nothing is stable any more. Dream visions of Russia's imperial past start to rise up. People cannot afford food.
Suddenly the western bankers leave. Oligarchs take control and search for a new president to be their puppet. They choose Putin. Russians turn against “the curse of democracy".
The group around the president believe a war in Chechnya will save him. Others want the war to restore the glory of the Russian empire. The Oligarchs seize control of practically everything. In the upside down world gangsters become heroes for defending democracy.
Orestis arrives in Paxos to organize a music festival at the request of Fanis, whose daughter is quickly smitten with Orestis despite their age gap.
After a tip-off from Dr Chris, Vinnie and the gang don some fancy dress and join a posh murder mystery evening at a stately home to gain access to its cellars stocked with valuable vintage wine.
Carrie and Boris host a baby shower at Chequers as COVID-19 cases rise, care homes call for guidance and the Department of Health tackles testing.
Denji is a teenager who lives his life as a Devil Hunter. Aiming to pay off the debt he inherited from his father, he starts hunting devils for the yakuza with his buddy Pochita, a "Chainsaw Devil", while living a tragically poor life. Just when things seem like they couldn't get any worse, Denji gets betrayed and killed by the yakuza. As Denji starts passing out, he hears someone calling from inside his head...
Ren is determined to bring Haru back, but why is she so intent on dragging Haru away from TINGS? It seems a promise from the past brings pain to the present.
Pippa has complicated feelings after Wrigley meets her dad. Lucy makes a decision to protect Stephen.
June and Luke’s mission puts them in serious jeopardy. Serena senses a threat from her benefactors. Lawrence and Nick make a shocking power move.
Charli gets a lead role in a horror movie, while still working on her secret music project. Dixie and Noah make big decisions about the future of their relationship. Heidi worries about her family being pulled apart as she faces a tragic loss.
A trip home to Connecticut stirs up mixed emotions for Dixie and Charli. Dixie wonders whether Noah is more loyal to his fans than his loved ones. Charli questions whether to pursue a new business venture, while struggling with her skin.
It’s the annual Coach Classic, where the coaches take the ice against the kids. It’s real smash-mouth hockey, and everyone’s got an agenda.