𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. In March 2022, Russia did the unthinkable: Eight years after the first Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, thousands of Russian troops crossed the border as Vladimir Putin carried out his long-standing threat to invade the country again. Chernobyl, home to the world’s most notorious nuclear power station, was captured and hundreds of people were trapped. Then Russian troops occupying the area began to withdraw. Now, more than two years since the war began, Carte Blanche goes inside the exclusion zone to examine why keeping Chernobyl out of Russian hands was critical to Ukraine’s fightback. Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

The rules of engagement are simple: no one over 50, no men, and certainly no children. In East London, a group of elderly women are getting on boogie boards, freeing their inner child and finding their joy. Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

In 2022, Russia captured the Chernobyl nuclear power station. Then Russia retreated from Chernobyl, but the damage had already been done. Now, we travel to the world’s most famous nuclear power station during the ongoing war between Ukraine and the Kremlin. Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

It sounds idyllic: a holiday town where wild animals come and go as they please. But today, fences enclose the animals, resulting in overpopulation and overgrazing. Can the vision of this bushveld haven be salvaged? Find more exclusive content on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv