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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Ashti Hawrami - Minister for Natural Resources, Kurdistan Regional Government
Mon 24 Sep 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Kurdish minister Ashti Hawrami.
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Professor Welshman Ncube
Fri 21 Sep 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Movement for Democratic Change politician Welshman Ncube
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Hans-Werner Sinn - German economist
Wed 19 Sep 2012
Katya Adler speaks to German economist Hans-Werner Sinn.
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Felipe Larrain - Finance Minister of Chile
Mon 17 Sep 2012
Should China's demand for copper cease, what will the effect be on Chile's economy?
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Pyotr Verzilov - Russian artist and political activist
Fri 14 Sep 2012
Zeinab Badawi talks to the husband of a jailed Russian protester from punk band Pussy Riot
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Tyler Hamilton - Former professional cyclist
Wed 12 Sep 2012
Tim Franks in conversation with former professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton.
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Maryam Al Khawaja - Bahraini Human Rights Activist
Mon 10 Sep 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Bahraini Human Rights Activist, Maryam Al Khawaja.
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Xavier Rolet - Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Group
Fri 7 Sep 2012
Xavier Rolet talks about whether financial markets have learned the right lessons.
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Raymond Tshibanda - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wed 5 Sep 2012
With the threat of conflict hanging over the country, what hope is there for the DRC?
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Tarek al-Hashimi - Vice President of Iraq
Fri 31 Aug 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Tarek al-Hashimi, Iraq's vice president.
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Brian Sayers – Syrian Support Group
Wed 29 Aug 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Brian Sayers from the Syrian Support Group.
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Maajid Nawaz - Chairman of Quilliam, counter extremisim organisation
Mon 27 Aug 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Maajid Nawaz, a former radical Islamist who renounced his views.
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Rob Davies - South Africa's Minister for Trade and Industry
Fri 24 Aug 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Rob Davies, South Africa’s Minister for Trade and Industry.
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Angélique Kidjo - Musician and Activist
Wed 22 Aug 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Africa's foremost divas, Angélique Kidjo.
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Lord Hanningfield - Former Conservative Peer
Mon 20 Aug 2012
We speak to Lord Hanningfield, who was jailed after a parliamentary expenses scandal.
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Lord Moynihan - Chairman of the British Olympics Association
Fri 17 Aug 2012
Katya Adler speaks to Lord Moynihan, Chairman of the British Olympics Association
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Sharon Bowles - Chair, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
Wed 15 Aug 2012
This week, Sharon Bowles from the EU Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
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Michael Barber - Chief Education Advisor, Pearson PLC
Mon 13 Aug 2012
Sarah Montague speaks to Sir Michael Barber about schools for the world's poorest children
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Mark Carney - Governor of Canada's Central Bank
Fri 10 Aug 2012
Zeinab Badawi talks to Mark Carney, Governor of Canada's Central Bank.
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Nigel Farage - Leader of the UK Independence Party
Mon 6 Aug 2012
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity - but is he playing with fire?
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Arnold Ekpe - CEO Ecobank Transnational Inc
Fri 3 Aug 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Arnold Ekpe, CEO of Ecobank Transnational Inc.
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Amos Gilad – Director of Policy, Israeli Ministry of Defence
Wed 1 Aug 2012
Zeinab Badawi talks to Amos Gilad, Policy Director at the Israeli Ministry of Defence.
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Sheikh Hasina - Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Mon 30 Jul 2012
Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, speaks to Stephen Sackur
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Extratime: Nawal El Moutawakel -Member of the International Olympic Committee
Fri 27 Jul 2012
International Olympic Committee member talks to Rob Bonnet.
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Extratime: Jonathan Edwards - Olympic triple jump gold medallist
Mon 23 Jul 2012
Rob Bonnet speaks to Olympic triple jump gold medallist, Jonathan Edwards.
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20/07/2012 GMT
Fri 20 Jul 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Senegalese singer and activist Baaba Maal.
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James Robinson - Professor of Government, Harvard University
Wed 18 Jul 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to the renowned Harvard academic James Robinson.
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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell - Astrophysicist
Mon 16 Jul 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to a scientist of rare distinction - Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
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Paul Kagame - President of Rwanda
Fri 13 Jul 2012
Zeinab Badawi talks to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda.
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Karel De Gucht - European Commissioner for Trade
Wed 11 Jul 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to the EU Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht.
