The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the ѿý, 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 ѿý, 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 ѿý, 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 ѿý, 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 #TheInterviewѿý on social media.
Episodes to download
-
Roger Carstens: Do hostage deals risk making problems worse?
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to Roger Carstens, former US Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
-
Volker Türk: Are we sleepwalking into a dystopian future?
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to the UN Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
-
Badiucao: Art, power and China
Mon 3 Mar 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to the dissident Chinese artist Badiucao
-
Lord Sumption: Is liberal democracy in big trouble?
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former senior judge, barrister and writer Lord Sumption
-
Victoria Spartz: Has Donald Trump switched sides on Ukraine?
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Ukrainian-born Republican Congresswoman for Indiana
-
N. Ram: Freedom of expression in India
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to N. Ram, director of the Hindu Publishing Group
-
Laila Soueif and Sanaa Seif: Hunger for freedom
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Laila Soueif is on hunger strike in a bid to win her son's release from prison in Egypt
-
Tom Fletcher: What is the impact of US foreign aid cuts?
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Sarah Montague speaks to the UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher
-
Jake Sullivan: The legacy of the Biden White House
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur interviews Jake Sullivan, who was Joe Biden's national security adviser
-
Omar Abdullah: Can he bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir?
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to Omar Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
-
Dhananjaya Chandrachud: Justice and the rule of law
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former Chief Justice of India
-
Hardeep Singh Puri: India's big ambitions
Fri 7 Feb 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to India’s Oil Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri
-
Basem Naim: Can Gaza find long-term peace?
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Sarah Montague speaks to Basem Naim, a senior political figure in Hamas
-
Mouaz Moustafa: Will Syrians get justice?
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mouaz Moustafa, founder of the Syrian Emergency Task Force
-
Ehud Olmert: This war must end now
Wed 22 Jan 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
-
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Is Putin vulnerable?
Wed 15 Jan 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to the anti-Putin activist Vladimir Kara-Murza
-
Asif Kapadia: Pushing the boundaries of film-making
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Sarah Montague speaks to award-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia
-
Alice Edwards: Is it possible to eradicate torture?
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Sarah Montague speaks to Alice Edwards, the UN special rapporteur on torture
-
Alan Hollinghurst: How has Britain changed since the 1980s?
Wed 8 Jan 2025
Stephen Sackur speaks to Alan Hollinghurst, author of Our Evenings and The Line of Beauty
-
HARDtalk - 2024 Review
Mon 23 Dec 2024
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024.
-
Dmytro Kuleba: What are Ukraine's options?
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba
-
Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron
-
Terumi Tanaka: Is nuclear war unthinkable?
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Stephen Sackur meets Terumi Tanaka, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki
-
Arab Barghouthi: Will his father shape Palestinians' future?
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian activist Arab Barghouthi
-
Mark Alford: Is America ready for Trump 2.0?
Fri 6 Dec 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Republican congressman and Trump loyalist Mark Alford
-
Peter Boehringer: Is Germany's far right in a powerful position?
Wed 4 Dec 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Boehringer of the far-right Alternative for Deutschland
-
Barbara Taylor Bradford: A woman of substance
Mon 2 Dec 2024
A 2009 interview with novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, who died In November 2024 aged 91
-
Liz Carr: The UK's assisted dying debate
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to actor and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr
-
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
-
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