The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, 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 #TheInterviewÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ on social media.
Episodes to download
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Baaba Maal: Can the Sahel overcome its challenges?
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the acclaimed Senegalese musician
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John Cooper Clarke: Punk and poetry
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the pioneering performance poet
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Defying Putin
Fri 21 Apr 2023
A 2017 interview with the Russian activist, who was jailed for 25 years earlier this week
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Péter Szijjártó: Is Hungary alienating the EU and Nato?
Wed 19 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungary's foreign minister
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Christo Grozev: Investigating Russia
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bellingcat's lead Russia investigator
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Danny Danon: Is Netanyahu jeopardising Israel’s future?
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Israel is in political turmoil with deteriorating security. Can Netanyahu end the chaos?
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Ben Ferencz: The last Nuremberg trials prosecutor
Wed 12 Apr 2023
A 2017 interview with the Nuremburg Nazi trials prosecutor, who has died aged 103
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Richard Neal: How Northern Ireland affects US-UK relations
Mon 10 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential voice on US policy on Northern Ireland
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Geoffrey Robertson: The case for international justice
Mon 3 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the renowned human rights lawyer
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David Beasley: Can the world afford to feed its most vulnerable?
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Sarah Montague speaks to the chief executive of the World Food Programme David Beasley
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Bogdan Aurescu: How is Romania handling the pressure from the war on Ukraine?
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Romania's Foreign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu.
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Petr Pavel: Can Ukraine still count on Europe's support?
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur interviews the newly elected president of the Czech Republic
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Evgeny Popov: Are cracks appearing at the Kremlin?
Wed 22 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Russian MP and pro-Kremlin TV host
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James Daunt: Is the books industry a place where creativity and diversity truly thrive?
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of Barnes & Noble James Daunt
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Mustafa Barghouti: Can Palestinians improve their situation?
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian opposition politician Mustafa Barghouti
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Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to American writer, academic and cultural commentator Roxane Gay.
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Sergei Pugachev: Inside Putin's rise
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Sergei Pugachev helped Putin become President. Then they fell out. What does he know?
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Simcha Rothman: Is Israel plunging into chaos?
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a key architect of the government's controversial legal reforms
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Notis Mitarachi: Has Greece's government lost the confidence of the people?
Wed 8 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Greece's asylum and migration minister
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Félix Maradiaga: Standing up to Nicaragua's president
Fri 3 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the recently deported former Nicaraguan opposition leader
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Tikhon Dzyadko: Is there an audience for independent news in Russia?
Wed 1 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Rain TV editor, Tikhon Dzyadko
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Ece Temelkuran: Is Erdogan's control of Turkey under threat?
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a prominent exiled Turkish writer and critic of the president
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Olesya Khromeychuk: Conflict and identity
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the British-Ukrainian historian and author
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Stefanie Green: The ethics of assisted dying
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Canadian doctor and assisted dying advocate
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Waris Dirie: The fight against FGM
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Somali-born model and activist, Waris Dirie.
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Mick Lynch: Strife, strikes and workers' rights
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of Britain’s biggest rail union the RMT
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Kenneth Roth: Is the fight for human rights being lost?
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the man who led Human Rights Watch for three decades
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Kira Rudik: Can Ukraine win this war?
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Ukrainian MP who leads the opposition party Golos
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Pervez Musharraf: Power in Pakistan
Wed 8 Feb 2023
A 2014 interview with the former president of Pakistan, who has died aged 79
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Zsuzsanna Szelényi: How strong is Viktor Orbán's grip on Hungary?
Mon 6 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a prominent opponent of Hungary’s Prime Minister