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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German Defence Minister - Ursula Von Der Leyen
Wed 25 Jan 2017
Is the rise in populism around the globe causing a shift away from Europe?
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Spokesman for Vladimir Putin - Dmitry Peskov
Mon 23 Jan 2017
What can we expect from Russia-US relations now?
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Russia's Most Prominent Opposition Leader - Alexey Navalny
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Vladimir Putin's loudest critic says he'll use 'People Power' to bring the President down
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Dancer and Choreographer - Akram Khan
Wed 18 Jan 2017
Weaving together influences from East and West, how does Akram Khan define his dance?
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American Journalist Held Hostage in Syria, 2012 - 2014 - Theo Padnos
Mon 16 Jan 2017
Held hostage for nearly two years, Theo Padnos blames himself for his ordeal
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Sudan People's Liberation Movement in-Opposition - Angelina Teny
Fri 13 Jan 2017
How much responsibility does the SPLM rebel group bear for the suffering in South Sudan?
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President of the Council on Foreign Relations - Richard Haass
Wed 11 Jan 2017
How different and unpredictable is President Donald Trump going to be?
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Psychologist and Trauma Therapist - Jan Kizilhan
Mon 9 Jan 2017
Jan Kizilhan has helped Yazidi female victims from Iraq to start a new life
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Syrian Opposition Negotiating Team Member - Bassma Kodmani
Fri 6 Jan 2017
Is it time for the moderate rebels to accept their de facto defeat?
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Commander UK Joint Forces Command 2013 - 2016 - General Sir Richard Barrons
Wed 4 Jan 2017
How vulnerable is the West in the new balance of global military power?
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Film Director - Mohamed Diab
Fri 30 Dec 2016
What has happened to the spirit of the Tahrir revolution?
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Homa Hoodfar, recently released after 112 days imprisoned in Iran
Mon 19 Dec 2016
HARDtalk speaks to Homa Hoodfar, recently released after 112 days imprisoned in Iran.
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Paul Beatty - Man Booker Prize Winning Author
Fri 16 Dec 2016
His novel The Sellout deploys biting satire to unpick the black American experience
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South African Comedian - Trevor Noah
Wed 14 Dec 2016
How did a poor boy who grew up under apartheid become the presenter of The Daily Show?
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Nobel Peace Prize winner, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia
Mon 12 Dec 2016
HARDtalk speaks to Nobel Peace Prize winner, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia
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Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government - Qubad Talabani
Fri 9 Dec 2016
Does Kurdish ambition for independence threaten more instability in Iraq?
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Northern Ireland First Minister - Arlene Foster
Wed 7 Dec 2016
Will Brexit mean a return to the divisions of the past?
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Foreign Minister of Lithuania - Linas Linkevičius
Mon 5 Dec 2016
Is Lithuania justified in its fear of Russia, or is this just scaremongering?
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Executive Committee, US President-elect’s Transition Team - Anthony Scaramucci
Fri 25 Nov 2016
What are Team Trump’s priorities for the United States?
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Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz and former CEO of PIMCO - Mohamed El-Erian
Wed 23 Nov 2016
What will Trump's brand of interventionism do for the US and world economies?
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Former Captive of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda - Victoria Nyanjura
Mon 21 Nov 2016
Victoria Nyanjura talks about her eight years as a captive of the Lord's Resistance Army
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Jason Furman, Chief Economic Adviser to President Obama
Fri 18 Nov 2016
What impact will Donald Trump have on President Barack Obama's policies?
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UN Special Envoy for Syria - Staffan de Mistura
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Is ending the Syrian conflict mission impossible?
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French Prime Minister - Manuel Valls
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Is France united and stronger, or divided and weaker?
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India's Commerce and Industry Minister - Nirmala Sitharaman
Fri 11 Nov 2016
Nirmala Sitharaman on exports, Chinese steel and India being the next big economic player
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Russian Journalist and Author - Mikhail Zygar
Mon 7 Nov 2016
How firm is Vladimir Putin’s grip on power?
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Roberto Azevêdo, Director General of the WTO
Fri 4 Nov 2016
Stephen Sackur talks to Roberto Azevêdo, Director General of the World Trade Organisation
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Former Director of Intelligence for the IRA - Kieran Conway
Wed 2 Nov 2016
How does Kieran Conway justify his past involvement with the IRA?
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Steven Ciobo - Australia's Minister for Trade,Tourism and Investment
Fri 28 Oct 2016
Is there a growing disillusionment with globalisation and big trade deals?
