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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Femi Kuti - Musician and Activist
Mon 9 Jul 2012
Zeinab Badawi talks to musician and activist Femi Kuti, son of the legendary Fela Kuti.
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Ghazi Hamad – Hamas Deputy Foreign Minister
Fri 6 Jul 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister for Hamas in Gaza.
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Professor Niall Ferguson - Historian
Wed 4 Jul 2012
Sarah Montague talks to Professor Niall Ferguson about regulating banks.
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Lynton Crosby - Political Strategist
Mon 2 Jul 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to the strategist and political 'gun for hire' Lynton Crosby.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt - Denmark's Prime Minister
Fri 29 Jun 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's prime minister.
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Gehad El-Haddad - Senior Political Advisor, Freedom and Justice Party
Wed 27 Jun 2012
We talk to Gehad El-Haddad, adviser to the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party.
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Dr. Steve Peters - Psychiatrist working in elite sport
Mon 25 Jun 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to psychiatrist Steve Peters, consultant to British Olympic cycling.
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Beeban Kidron - Film Director
Fri 22 Jun 2012
An interview with Beeban Kidron, one of the few really successful women film-makers.
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Chuka Umunna - UK Shadow Business Secretary
Wed 20 Jun 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Labour's business spokesman Chuka Umunna.
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Meir Dagan - Director of Mossad (2002-2010)
Mon 18 Jun 2012
The former head of Mossad explains why an attack on Iran might not benefit Israel.
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Wayne McGregor - Choreographer
Fri 15 Jun 2012
Choreographer Wayne McGregor on why he remains the maverick inside the world of ballet
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Ali Asghar Soltanieh - Iran's ambassador, International Atomic Energy Agency
Wed 13 Jun 2012
We speak to Dr Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the UN's nuclear watchdog.
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Paul McKeever - Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales
Mon 11 Jun 2012
We speak to the chairman of the Police Federation in England and Wales, Paul McKeever.
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Francoise Barre-Sinoussi - President Elect, International Aids Society
Fri 8 Jun 2012
Could we soon see a cure for HIV/Aids? Francoise Barre-Sinoussi thinks so.
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Tracey Emin - Artist
Wed 6 Jun 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to artist Tracey Emin about her life, work and latest exhibition.
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Sir Tim Rice - Lyricist, writer and composer
Mon 4 Jun 2012
Gavin Esler speaks to one of the greatest lyricists of his generation, Sir Tim Rice.
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Paul Krugman - Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, 2008
Fri 1 Jun 2012
Stephen Sackur discusses the global economic crisis with economist Paul Krugman.
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Yiannis Milios – Economic Advisor of the Syriza Party, Greece
Wed 30 May 2012
Gavin Esler speaks to Yiannis Milios, the economic sdvisor of the Syriza Party in Greece.
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Bruce Dickinson - Singer, Iron Maiden
Mon 28 May 2012
Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson talks about his dual roles as frontman and pilot.
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Robin Gibb - The Bee Gees
Fri 25 May 2012
Eighteen months ago, Robin Gibb joined Stephen Sackur in the Hardtalk studio.
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Grigory Yavlinsky - Co-Founder Yabloko Party, Russia
Wed 23 May 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Grigory Yavlinsky, a veteran leader of Russia's opposition
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Louis Saha - French footballer
Mon 21 May 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to French international footballer Louis Saha.
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Michalis Sarris – Chairman, Cyprus Popular Bank
Fri 18 May 2012
If the Greeks leave the euro now, how far could the contagion spread?
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Sir William Patey – British Ambassador to Kabul, 2010-2012 (Retired)
Wed 16 May 2012
Did the West get the balance between war and diplomacy fundamentally wrong in Afghanistan?
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Nasser Judeh - Jordan's Foreign Minister
Mon 14 May 2012
Jordan's foreign minister Nasser Judeh talks about the prospects for reform.
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN – Political scientist
Fri 11 May 2012
Are American Jews, as Norman Finkelstein claims, falling out of love with Israel?
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09/05/2012 GMT
Wed 9 May 2012
Sir Ronald Cohen is committed to social investment but can capitalism deliver public good?
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GUY SCOTT – Vice President of Zambia
Fri 4 May 2012
Is Africa's economic growth being matched by improved governance?
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NHIAL DENG NHIAL – Foreign Minister, South Sudan
Wed 2 May 2012
South Sudan is in trouble. Is there hope for a negotiated settlement?
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Sir JOHN SULSTON – Nobel Prize-winning scientist
Mon 30 Apr 2012
Sir John Sulston on whether science can help the human species change its ways
