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The Interview
Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time. How does it work? Well, at…
Episodes
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South African Comedian - Trevor Noah
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the South African comedian Trevor Noah. How did a poor boy who grew up with a black mother and white father under apartheid, become the…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia
HARDtalk is in Oslo to speak to Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure peace with Colombia's Farc…
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Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government - Qubad Talabani
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The Kurds are key fighters in the war against…
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Northern Ireland First Minister - Arlene Foster
How will the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland be managed once the UK has left the EU? Sarah Montague asks Arlene Foster, Northern…
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Foreign Minister of Lithuania - Linas Linkevičius
What impact will the election of Donald Trump have on global geopolitics? Judging from the expressions of alarm coming from eastern Europe it could tilt the…
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Executive Committee, US President-elect’s Transition Team - Anthony Scaramucci
What are Team Trump’s priorities for the United States? Wherever you live in the world, the election of Donald Trump as America's next President matters. The…
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Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz and former CEO of PIMCO - Mohamed El-Erian
How exactly does Donald Trump propose to make the American economy great again? By junking the economic orthodoxies of the recent past, it seems. He wants to…
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Former Captive of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda - Victoria Nyanjura
Victoria Nyanjura endured eight years as a captive of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. In 1996 she was only 14 years old when she, along with more than…
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Jason Furman, Chief Economic Adviser to President Obama
What impact will Donald Trump have on President Barack Obama's policies? At the end of January 2017 Trump will move in to the White House and has promised to…
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UN Special Envoy for Syria - Staffan de Mistura
Stephen Sackur speaks to Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy charged with trying to find a way out of the conflict in Syria. He has spent four decades…
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French Prime Minister - Manuel Valls
Stephen Sackur is in Paris for an exclusive interview with the French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. His premiership has been turbulent, defined by economic and…
The InterviewIndia's Commerce and Industry Minister - Nirmala Sitharaman
Shaun Ley speaks to India's Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has visited Delhi to pave the way for the…
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Russian Journalist and Author - Mikhail Zygar
Stephen Sackur speaks to journalist Mikhail Zygar, who has written a book about the powerful groups of people around Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and…
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Roberto Azevêdo, Director General of the WTO
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Roberto Azevêdo, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, an institution dedicated to banning protectionism…
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Former Director of Intelligence for the IRA - Kieran Conway
Stephen Sackur speaks to Kieran Conway, the former director of intelligence for the IRA. He joined the group in 1970 and was part of a unit in England which…
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Author Patricia Cornwell
There is a select group of fiction writers whose next book is eagerly anticipated by legions of fans around the world. Presenter Stephen Sackur speaks to a…
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Steven Ciobo - Australia's Minister for Trade,Tourism and Investment
Stephen Sackur talks to Steven Ciobo Australia's Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Australia is having pre Brexit talks with the UK while negotiating…
The InterviewBulgarian Foreign Minister - Daniel Mitov
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bulgaria's foreign minister, Daniel Mitov. If a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, then the European Union has reason to…
The InterviewChief Executive of Ryanair - Michael O'Leary
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ireland’s most successful businessmen Michael O’Leary – the chief executive of the low cost, no frills airline, Ryanair. In…
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary - Péter Szijjártó
Brexit isn't the only threat to the coherence of the European Union. Think about Hungary for a second. The populist Government of Victor Orban rejected the…
The InterviewRiek Machar, Former Vice President of South Sudan
Stephen Sackur speaks to Riek Machar, former South Sudanese Vice President turned rebel leader. For the people of South Sudan five years of independent…
The InterviewMarine Le Pen - President of the National Front Party, France
With voters from around the world are expressing their disgust with politics, she is going to be a key player in next year’s French presidential elections…
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Author and Campaigner Margaret Atwood
There are writers of world renown whose reputation rests on one great book. There are others who write more prolifically but always in the same territory. And…
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President of Americans for Tax Reform - Grover Norquist
The Influential Conservative tax campaigner Grover Norquist talks to Stephen Sackur. Why does he think Donald Trump's policies will help him win the race for…
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Comedian and Satirist - Pieter-Dirk Uys
Stephen Sackur speaks to South African satirist, Pieter-Dirk Uys. Leaders who routinely abuse their power cannot stand to be laughed at. Satire is a potent…
The InterviewChairman of Israeli Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee - Avi Dichter
Stephen Sackur speaks to Avi Dichter, Chair of Israel's Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee. Think of Israel's turbulent history since the 1967 war and you…
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Nigeria's Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment - Okechukwu Enelamah
Shaun Ley speaks to Okechukwu Enelamah, Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Nigeria's economy is contracting for the first time in 25 years…
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Meat Loaf: A rule-breaking rock legend
In an interview recorded in 2016, Stephen Sackur speaks to Meat Loaf, a rock'n'roll legend who broke the rules of the music business. He was never cool, never…
The InterviewTurkish author Ece Temelkuran
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Turkish author, Ece Temelkuran. Two months ago Turkey's elected Government managed to survive a botched military coup. A…
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President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party - Sam Rainsy
Sarah Montague speaks to the President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, Sam Rainsy. The UN, US and Europe all say they are worried about what is going on…
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Chairman of the European Parliament's EPP Group - Manfred Weber MEP
Manfred Weber is an MEP for Germany's Christian Social Union and leader of the largest political group in the European Parliament, the EPP. German voters have…
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Former leader, UK Independence Party - Nigel Farage
Stephen Sackur speaks to Nigel Farage, former leader of the UK Independence Party. For the foreseeable future British politics is going to be dominated by one…
The InterviewUK Deputy Prime Minister, 2010 - 2015 - Nick Clegg
Stephen Sackur speaks to Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister. Elected Politicians tend to lose their grip on power and prestige with brutal speed. For…
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Member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council - Nathan Law
Remember the pro-democracy umbrella protests in Hong Kong a couple of years ago? They ended up as something of a damp squib, but the young leaders of the…
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Former UBS trader - Kweku Adoboli
Dubbed the biggest rogue trader in British history, Kweku Adoboli ran up $2.3bn of losses for the Swiss bank UBS. He has spent four years in prison for fraud…
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Former Labour Cabinet Minister - Ed Balls
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Ed Balls, former Labour MP and UK cabinet minister. When elected politicians are booted out by the voters there's no safety…
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Paweł Szałamacha - Poland's Finance Minister
For years Poland has been the poster child of the European Union but not anymore. Its new government has made sweeping changes to its constitution and laws…
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US Senator - Lindsey Graham
Sarah Montague speaks to United States Senator Lindsey Graham about American foreign policy and why he thinks Donald Trump is not fit to be president. (Photo…
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CEO, Naftogaz of Ukraine - Andriy Kobolev
Shaun Ley speaks to Andriy Kobolyev, CEO of Ukaine’s Naftogaz. Ukraine is a country at war with itself, and not just because of separatists in the east…
The InterviewHARDtalk: Sara Khan
Sarah Montague speaks to Sara Khan, director and co-founder of Inspire. Kadiza Sultana was 16 when she ran away from her home in London to join the so-called…
The InterviewNeurosurgeon - Dr Henry Marsh
Stephen Sackur talks to one of Britain's leading brain surgeons, Henry Marsh. Imagine you are a patient, about to undergo brain surgery. If it goes well it…
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Former UK Labour politician - Derek Hatton
HARDtalk’s Shaun Ley speaks to former UK Labour politician Derek Hatton. In the blue corner, a formidable woman Prime Minister with an enviable opinion poll…
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Majak D’Agoôt - Former Deputy Defence Minister, South Sudan
HARDtalk’s Shaun Ley speaks to Majak D’Agoôt, former deputy Defence Minister of South Sudan. It took half a century of civil war to give South Sudan its…
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David Nott - Conflict Zone Surgeon
Stephen Sackur talks to the British surgeon David Nott who has spent decades working in conflict zones, including Syria. Amid the appalling toll of civilian…
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Dame Diana Rigg: Connecting with characters
In the public mind, Dame Diana Rigg will forever be linked with performances which were almost a sideshow in her long career. Her roles as Mrs Peel in The…
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Economist - Steve Keen
Stephen Sackur talks to the influential contrarian economist, Steve Keen. It's a good time to be an economist who swims against the tide of conventional…
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Civil rights activist - Rev. Al Sharpton
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur talks to Al Sharpton, the veteran, often controversial, civil rights campaigner. One of the bleaker themes of Barack Obama's…
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HARDtalk: Nicholas Burns
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur talks to veteran US diplomat and now foreign policy adviser to the Clinton campaign, Nicholas Burns. To put it mildly the Washington…
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Filmmaker - Paul Refsdal
French newspapers will no longer publish pictures of the perpetrators of jihadist atrocities - in an effort to ensure they're neither glorified, nor humanised…
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Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan - Omar Zakhilwal
Stephen Sackur speaks to Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Zakhilwal. When Ashraf Ghani became president of Afghanistan two years ago he talked of new…
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Hardtalk - Babatunde Fashola
Stephen Sackur talks to Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister for Power, Works and Housing. Will his country ever realise its full potential?
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Former CIA agent - Sabrina de Sousa
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sabrina de Sousa, an ex-CIA spy who faces extradition from Portugal to Italy to serve a prison sentence for her alleged role in a CIA…
The InterviewShahbaz Taseer - Former Hostage, 2011-2016
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Shahbaz Taseer, Pakistani businessman, recently released by the Taliban after nearly five years of captivity, during which he endured…
The InterviewTV and Film Producer - Tony Garnett
Stephen Sackur talks to the film and TV producer Tony Garnett . Watching TV is something pretty much all of us do for news, sport and entertainment, but how…
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Turkish Deputy Prime Minister - Mehmet Simsek
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister. The attempted coup in Turkey may have been crushed but has it exposed weaknesses in the…
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Venezuelan opposition leader - Maria Corina Machado
Venezuela's economy is in meltdown. It's shrinking faster than any other country in the world. Inflation is at nearly 500% and most people say they can no…
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Prime Minister Binali Yildirim
HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi speaks to Turkey’s Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, in his first extensive international broadcast interview since being sworn into…
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UK Ambassador to the UN (1998-2003) - Sir Jeremy Greenstock
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former UK Ambassador to the UN, who was deeply involved in the decision-making process leading up to the Iraq…
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Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi presents a special edition of the programme from Rome. Migration, the Euro, and of course Brexit are testing the European Union as…
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Actor Gwyneth Paltrow
Stephen Sackur talks to Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar winning actor in Cannes, in the South of France. A Hollywood A-lister who in recent years has focused much of…