LucyWorsleytravelstoRussiatotelltheextraordinarystoryofthedynastythatruledthecountryformorethanthreecenturies.It’sanepictalethatincludesgiantfiguressuchasPetertheGreatandCatherinetheGreat,thedevastatingstruggleagainstNapoleonin1812,andtheshockingmurdersofNicholasIIandhisfamilyin1918whichbroughtthedynastytoabrutalend.TheRomanovswerethemostpowerfulEuropeanmonarchssincetheMiddleAges,wieldingunmatchedauthorityintothe20thcentury.Lucywillseehowtheyembracedandsponsoredtheartsonanastonishingscale,commissioningartworksandbuildingspectacularpalacesthatstilldazzletoday.YetmanyordinaryRussianswerelittlebetterthanslaves,andthefailureoftheRomanovstoaddresstheirconditionwouldultimatelyleadtorevolution.Inthisnewthree-partseries,Lucywillapplyhercharacteristicinsight,attentiontodetailandwittotheRomanovdynasty.Herunderstandingofroyaltraditionandculture,andhergiftforbringinghistoricalcharactersvividlytolife,willcreateafreshandcompellingaccountofthisuniqueroyalfamily.

精选短评：前两集有充足篇幅讲彼得一世、叶卡捷琳娜二世和亚历山大一世，却流于众人皆知的事迹和八卦，第三集用一小时讲完十九世纪的四位沙皇，反而体现了BBC提纲挈领的能力