The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider.
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 the BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you.
It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the BBC, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world.
Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.
Episodes to download
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Russian Presidential Candidate - Ksenia Sobchak
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Russian TV journalist Ksenia Sobchak will contest the election in Russia in March 2018
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Rockstar and businessman Gene Simmons
Mon 27 Nov 2017
Sarah Montague talks to the Kiss bassist and businessman Gene Simmons.
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Poet and playwright: Lemn Sissay
Fri 24 Nov 2017
How did Lemn Sissay find a remarkable poetic voice amongst dark and painful experiences?
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Former Managing Director of Leeds United - David Haigh
Wed 22 Nov 2017
Is it safe to do business in the United Arab Emirates?
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Director - Baz Luhrmann
Mon 20 Nov 2017
How did a boy from the Australian backwoods get to make his celluloid dreams come true?
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President and CEO, International Rescue Committee - David Miliband
Fri 17 Nov 2017
Why are governments around the world are failing to meet the migration challenge?
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Saudi Journalist - Jamal Khashoggi
Mon 13 Nov 2017
Is the Saudi drama about raw power or real reform?
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Conservative Party MP, UK - Jacob Rees-Mogg
Fri 10 Nov 2017
Can the UK Tory party get out of the quagmire it's in?
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Chairman, European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee - David McAllister MEP
Wed 8 Nov 2017
How far does Berlin want to push EU integration?
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US Energy Secretary (2013–2017) - Ernest Moniz
Mon 6 Nov 2017
How significant will President Trump’s U-turns on Obama-era agreements prove to be?
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Republican Left of Catalonia party - Alfred Bosch
Fri 3 Nov 2017
Have the secessionists scored a massive own goal?
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Zambia's Opposition Leader - Hakainde Hichilema
Wed 1 Nov 2017
Is Zambia's opposition leader destabilising the country?
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CEO of The King Center - Dr Bernice A King
Mon 30 Oct 2017
Does the daughter of Martin Luther King believe racism is on the rise again in the US?
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Former Judge, South Africa Constitutional Court - Albie Sachs
Fri 27 Oct 2017
He says the post-apartheid constitution is one of the world's best. Why do some disagree?
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Professor of Robot Ethics Alan Winfield
Mon 23 Oct 2017
Are we creating machines which could turn the dark visions of science fiction into fact?
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Shadow Foreign Secretary, UK - Emily Thornberry MP
Fri 20 Oct 2017
What would the UK opposition party do about Brexit?
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Film Director - Barbet Schroeder
Wed 18 Oct 2017
What do Hollywood films teach us about the nature of evil?
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Intelligence and Security chief, Kurdistan Regional Government - Masrour Barzani
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Will the recent Kurdish referendum deliver even less than what the Kurds have now?
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Author - Dan Brown
Wed 11 Oct 2017
Is there still public appetite for Dan Brown’s high fibre blockbuster novels?
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Wilko Johnson: A cult hero of rock music
Mon 9 Oct 2017
In an interview from 2017, Stephen Sackur speaks to the much-loved guitarist
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Deputy Leader, Alternative for Germany Party - Beatrix Von Storch
Wed 4 Oct 2017
What difference will the Alternative for Germany party make to Germany?
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France's Minister for European Affairs - Nathalie Loiseau
Mon 2 Oct 2017
Can President Macron fix awkward realities in France and elsewhere in Europe?
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister - Khawaja Asif
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Is Pakistan at risk of losing allies over its inability to control militants?
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Russian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Konstantin Kosachev
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Russian parliamentarian Konstantin Kosachev.
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Nobel Prize Winning Author - Orhan Pamuk
Mon 25 Sep 2017
What is the key to understanding Orhan Pamuk's Turkey?
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Prime Minister of Italy, 2011-2013 - Mario Monti
Fri 22 Sep 2017
Are reports of the EU’s resurgence premature?
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Hungary’s Foreign Minister - Péter Szijjártó
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Why the EU's migration policy is the most serious threat to security in Europe.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations - Antonio Guterres
Mon 18 Sep 2017
Does the UN have the moral clout and authority to handle pressing world crises?
