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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Søren Espersen - Deputy Chairman, Danish People’s Party
Fri 12 Feb 2016
Søren Espersen on immigration and Danish values
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Director of Europol - Rob Wainwright
Wed 10 Feb 2016
Does Europol have the powers it needs to defeat cross border terror and organised crime?
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Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation
Mon 8 Feb 2016
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Iyad Ameen Madani of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation
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Prime Minister of Norway - Erna Solberg
Fri 5 Feb 2016
Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway on her country's stance on migration
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Senior Saudi Interior Ministry Official - Major General Mansour al-Turki
Wed 3 Feb 2016
Saudi Arabia faces economic and political instability - is the House of Saud in trouble?
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Chair of the National Bank of Greece, Louka Katseli
Mon 1 Feb 2016
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Former UK Foreign Minister - Jack Straw
Fri 29 Jan 2016
What will be the result of lifting sanctions on Iran?
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Chief Executive Cuadrilla Resources - Francis Egan
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Hardtalk talks Fracking with Francis Egan, who wants to bring it to the UK
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Former CIA Intelligence Officer - John Kiriakou
Mon 25 Jan 2016
Former CIA agent John Kiriakou went public with the truth about water-boarding
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France's Secretary of State for European Affairs Harlem Desir
Fri 22 Jan 2016
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Henry Rollins - Musician and Writer
Wed 20 Jan 2016
Is America ready for his enduring punk sensibility?
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President of the Conservatives for Britain Group - Nigel Lawson
Mon 18 Jan 2016
The Eurosceptic’s have a historic opportunity – can they seize it?
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Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Spotlight
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Is there any way to take the heat out of the Saudi-Iranian confrontation?
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Bosnia and Herzegovina's Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak
Wed 13 Jan 2016
Can his country stay intact and navigate the road to full EU membership?
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FGM Activists - Fuambai Ahmadu and Nimco Ali
Mon 11 Jan 2016
Should female genital mutilation have a place in the 21st Century?
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Nigerian Novelist and Poet - Ben Okri
Fri 8 Jan 2016
Novelist and poet Ben Okri on the freedom for storytellers to explore their continent
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Mayor of Jerusalem - Nir Barkat
Wed 6 Jan 2016
Nir Barkat has grand plans for advancing Jerusalem but just how equal is the city?
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Neurosurgeon Dr Henry Marsh
Mon 4 Jan 2016
Insight into the mind of a doctor from Dr Henry Marsh, neurosurgeon
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Ballet dancer, Sylvie Guillem
Wed 30 Dec 2015
After more than 3 decades at the top, Sylvie Guillem is retiring from ballet.
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International Rugby Union Referee - Nigel Owens
Mon 28 Dec 2015
Nigel Owens refereed the Rugby World Cup final. He speaks to Zeinab Badawi.
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Richard Leakey - Chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service
Christmas Day 2015
Will the fight for Africa's endangered wildlife have a happy ending?
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Hollywood Actor - Burt Reynolds
Mon 21 Dec 2015
Actor Burt Reynolds on his Hollywood career and why he is proud of only some of his films
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Chairman UK Financial Services Authority, 2008 - 2013 - Lord Turner
Fri 18 Dec 2015
Is Lord Turner's solution - printing money to stimulate growth - credible?
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FIFA presidential candidate, Tokyo Sexwale
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Can the businessman and politician Tokyo Sexwale, replace Sepp Blatter at FIFA?
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Nobel Prize Winner - Ouided Bouchamaoui
Fri 11 Dec 2015
Is Tunisia's example of inclusive politics a realistic model for other countries?
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President of Namibia - Hage Geingob
Wed 9 Dec 2015
Hage Geingob has declared war on poverty and inequality but can he make a difference?
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President of Malawi - Peter Mutharika
Mon 7 Dec 2015
Malawi is struggling to progress. How much of its failures are down to bad government?
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Monzer Akbik - Syrian National Coalition
Fri 4 Dec 2015
Has targeting IS weakened or re-energised the Syrian National Coalition?
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Leader of Democratic Green Party, Rwanda - Frank Habineza
Wed 2 Dec 2015
Can Frank Habineza's Democratic Green Party offer a better alternative for Rwanda?
