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Helen Dunmore - The Siege Episodes

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  1. Episode 10

    10/10 The darkest hour, and Anna's family huddle together for warmth as temperatures plummet.

  2. Episode 9

    9/10 Anna's family struggle to survive the siege. Desperate, she hunts out fire wood.

  3. Episode 8

    8/10 Anna's family struggle to survive the siege as there is so little wood, and so little food

  4. Episode 7

    7/10 Anna's family struggle to survive the siege as the cold deepens and hunger bites.

  5. Episode 6

    6/10 In the besieged city of Leningrad, winter arrives, and civilians are starving and cold.

  6. Episode 5

    5/10 With food supplies running low, Anna takes a risk.

  7. Episode 4

    4/10 Late summer of 1942, the German encirclement is tightening and Anna's father is wounded.

  8. Episode 3

    3/10 Leningrad 1942, and as refugees flood the city, Anna receives an unwelcome guest.

  9. Episode 2

    2/10 In spite of food shortages, Anna and her family enjoy summer in the country.

  10. Episode 1

    1/10 The story of a family caught in the struggle to survive the siege of Leningrad in 1942.