The Interview Episodes Episode guide
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Ann Leslie: What does it mean to be a foreign correspondent?
A 2008 interview with the acclaimed journalist, who has died aged 82
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Peter Boghossian: Has academia been corrupted by ‘woke’ ideology?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a controversial philosopher
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Jennifer Morgan: Is the rich world doing enough to combat climate change?
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Germany's special envoy on international climate action
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Anielle Franco: Can Brazil tackle racial inequality?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Brazilian minister of racial equality
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Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover: Can the Anglican church hold together?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Church of England’s first black woman bishop
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Patrick Verkooijen: Is climate change inevitable?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation
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Dmytro Kuleba: Will Ukraine get the help it needs?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister
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Shashi Tharoor: Is India on the right path?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Indian opposition politician and writer
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Daniel Ellsberg: The dangers of military might
Another chance to listen to our 2022 interview with the Pentagon Papers whistleblower
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16/06/2023 GMT
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Andy Burnham: Can power in the UK be decentralised?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the mayor of Manchester
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Daron Acemoğlu: Who pays the price for technological progress?
An economist assesses the impact of technological advances on economic wellbeing
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Peter Singer: Is the animal rights movement unstoppable?
The philosopher called for animal liberation 50 years ago - has the movement succeeded?
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Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro): Satire in South Africa
Stephen Sackur speaks to the political cartoonist in Cape Town
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Abdullah Mohtadi: What do Iran's Kurds want?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of the Iranian Kurdish political movement Komala
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Ama Ata Aidoo: Celebrating women in Africa
A 2014 interview with the acclaimed Ghanaian author, who has died aged 81
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Martin Amis: The 2013 interview
Another chance to hear Stephen Sackur's 2013 interview with the late novelist Martin Amis
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John Steenhuisen: Is he a credible alternative to the ANC?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of South Africa’s biggest opposition party
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Julius Malema: What would he do with power?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters party
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Fikile Mbalula: Will the ANC pay the price of failure?
Stephen Sackur is in Johannesburg to speak to secretary general of the ANC
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Linton Kwesi Johnson: Struggles of the past and present
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Jamaican-born British poet
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Sir Isaac Julien: The lasting impact of art
Zeinab Badawi speaks to an artist whose work is rich with cultural and political messages
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Jane Horrocks: The pathway to empowerment
Stephen Sackur speaks to an actor with an extraordinary range
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Hartmut Dorgerloh: Where do colonial treasures belong?
Stephen Sackur interviews the director of the Humboldt Forum
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Wavel Ramkalawan: Are the Seychelles becoming paradise lost?
Stephen Sackur talks to the president of the Seychelles
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Karin Kneissl: Vienna’s ties to Moscow and the impact of Austrian neutrality
Stephen Sackur speaks to Austria’s former foreign minister
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Penpa Tsering: Preserving Tibet's identity
Sarah Montague speaks to the president of Tibet's self-declared government-in-exile
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: Has war in Ukraine led to a rethink in Germany?
Stephen Sackur talks to the chair of the German parliament's defence committee
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Jerry Springer: The king of tabloid TV
A 2014 interview with the controversial TV talk show host, who has died aged 79
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Niels Annen: Germany's new foreign policy
Is Germany set to pivot away from its reliance on Russian energy and Chinese trade?