Afshin Rattansi

Afshin Rattansi (born 1968) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author[1] who presents Going Underground on the RT network, formerly known as Russia Today. Earlier in his career, he worked for the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, CNN International, and Press TV.[2] He writes occasional articles for CounterPunch.[3] Rattansi appeared in a 2018 episode of BBC's Question Time in which the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal was discussed.[4]

Afshin Rattansi
Rattansi in 2008
Born1968 (age 52–53)
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
NationalityUnited Kingdom
OccupationBroadcaster, Journalist
Years active1988–present
EmployerThe Guardian, Channel 4, Dubai Business Channel, Today (BBC Radio 4), Al Jazeera Arabic, Press TV, RT
Notable work
The Dream of the Decade: The London Novels
TelevisionRattansi & Ridley,
Double Standards,
'Going Underground'
RelativesShihab Rattansi (brother)
Websiteafshinrattansi.com

Filmography

Television
Bandung File, Channel 41987–1989
Signals, Channel 41990
TV-am1991
BBC News and Current Affairs: Breakfast News; Business Breakfast; World Business Report1995
Dubai Business Channel1998–2001
Today programme (BBC Radio 4)[2]2002–2003
Al Jazeera Arabic2003–2004
CNN International2004–2005
Bloomberg Television2005
Press TV News2007–2008
Rattansi & Ridley2008–2010
Alternate Reality2011
'Double Standards 2011–2013
Going Underground on RT[5]2013–

Documentaries
YearDocumentary
2012Eritrea: A Nation In Isolation[6]

References
  1. "Afshin Rattansi". Russia Today. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. "Covering_Iran_The_Role_of_Conventional_and_Non-conventional_Media.pdf" (PDF). SOAS. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "Afshin Rattansi, Author at CounterPunch.org". CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Dysch, Marcus (15 March 2018). "Appearance by RT presenter Afshin Rattansi on BBC's Question Time sparks outrage on social media". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. "Going Underground". RT International.
  6. Eritrea: A Nation in Isolation on YouTube


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