Image caption, Both Steve Rosenberg and BBC producer Ben Tavener (left) can face extra scrutiny on their travels in and out of RussiaBySteve RosenbergRussia editor, for PanoramaPublished2 February 2026 On his Russian TV show, a famous presenter takes aim and unleashes a tirade against the UK. I'm just glad it's not his finger on the nuclear button. "We still haven't destroyed London or Birmingham," barks Vladimir Solovyov. "We haven't wiped all this British scum from the face of the earth." "We haven't kicked out the goddamned BBC with that Steve Rotten-berg. He walks around looking like a defecating squirrel…he's a conscious enemy of our country!" Welcome to my world: the world of a BBC correspondent in Russia. It's a world we offer a glimpse into in Our Man in Moscow. The film for BBC Panorama charts a year in the life of the BBC Moscow bureau, as the Kremlin continues to wage war on Ukraine, tighten the screws at home and build a relationship with President Trump.
Published: February 2, 2026 6:00 am
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