Beginning with the rise of Russophobia in Victorian Britain, former MI5 director general Stella Rimington explores our love-hate relationship with Russia over the past 150 years.
Beginning with the rise of Russophobia in Victorian Britain, former MI5 director general Stella Rimington explores our love-hate relationship with Russia over the past 150 years. The journey takes her to the East End of London on the trail of Russian revolutionaries and to the former mining town of Chopwell, once dubbed Little Moscow. She talks to former Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky and shares recollections of the bugged British embassy in Moscow with former ambassador Rodric Braithwaite.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stella Rimington |
Broadcasts
- Wed 21 Nov 200721:00
- Thu 22 Nov 200703:30
- Fri 23 Nov 200719:30
- Sat 24 Nov 200702:20
- Tue 11 Dec 200700:00
- Tue 11 Dec 200703:00
Mon 11 Feb 200823:20BBC Two England & Scotland only- Mon 11 Feb 200823:50BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Sat 16 Aug 200819:00
- Sun 17 Aug 200802:15
- Mon 6 Oct 200800:30
- Mon 7 Dec 202023:15
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