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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Aleksandar Vučić: Is Serbia looking to the West or Russia and China?
Mon 25 Nov 2024
An exclusive interview with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić
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Masoumeh Ebtekar: Is Iran's leadership in danger of losing its grip?
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Iran’s former VP for women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar
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Paddy Hill: Rebuilding after a miscarriage of justice
Mon 18 Nov 2024
A 2011 interview of Paddy Hill, wrongfully convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings
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Sir Steve McQueen: The power of film
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Oscar-winning film director Steve McQueen
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Farah Nabulsi: Challenging imbalance in value of human life
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi.
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Edmund Bartlett: Does Jamaica have a security problem?
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett
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Jason Jones: How can you change cultural attitudes?
Fri 8 Nov 2024
Allan Little speaks to the Trinidadian human rights activist Jason Jones
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Andrei Kelin: Is Vladimir Putin reshaping geopolitics?
Mon 4 Nov 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia’s ambassador in London, Andrei Kelin
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Fred Fleitz: What would Donald Trump's foreign policy look like?
Fri 1 Nov 2024
Fred Fleitz is tipped for a new foreign policy role if Donald Trump returns to power
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Diane Foley: Bringing detained Americans home
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to Diane Foley, whose son was murdered by the Islamic State group
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Chris Murphy: Is Kamala Harris a candidate for change?
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to Democratic Party Senator Chris Murphy
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John Bolton: Is America too divided to offer global leadership?
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton
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Frank Skinner: What unites his many sides?
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to the comedian, broadcaster and writer Frank Skinner
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Seyed Hossein Mousavian: How vulnerable is Iran?
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian
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Ali Abbasi: Is censorship a growing cross-cultural problem?
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ali Abbasi, director of a new Donald Trump film, The Apprentice
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Marietje Schaake: Is Silicon Valley too powerful?
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Former MEP Marietje Schaake is now a cyber expert at Stanford University
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Danny Danon: Can force alone deliver security for Israel?
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s ambassador at the UN, Danny Danon
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Tamir Pardo: Does Israel's greatest threat come from within?
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Tamir Pardo, a former director of Mossad, is now a fierce critic of Benjamin Netanyahu
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Kim Aris: The fate of Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Allan Little speaks to Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi
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María Corina Machado: Defending democracy in Venezuela
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Venezuelan opposition leader
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Amin Salam: Can all-out war be averted in Lebanon?
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon’s economy minister, Amin Salam
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Ingrid Newkirk: Will humans ever go animal-free?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Peta has campaigned for decades to end animal abuse. But will we go animal-free?
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Martin Griffiths: Can the humanitarian system survive?
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to the former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
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Imaan Mazari-Hazir: Seeking justice for Pakistan's disappeared
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to the renowned human rights lawyer
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Oliviero Toscani: Photography with a social conscience
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani
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James Earl Jones: An incredible journey
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Another chance to listen to a 2011 interview with legendary actor James Earl Jones
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Philippe Lazzarini: Is UNRWA's mission in Gaza impossible?
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur meets Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN refugee agency for Palestinians
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Balázs Orbán: Has Hungary's government created a template for far-right movements?
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Balázs Orbán, a Hungarian MP and advisor to Viktor Orbán
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Senator Lindsey Graham: Will Trump return to the White House?
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Republican Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham
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Fawzia Koofi: Women's rights in Afghanistan
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament Fawzia Koofi