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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Prime Minister-Designate, Albania - Edi Rama
Fri 19 Jul 2013
Can Edi Rama bring a renaissance to Albania where previous politicians have failed?
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UK Conservative MP - David Davis
Wed 17 Jul 2013
David Davis on why surveillance needs to be focused and properly targeted
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Chief Executive, Soho China - Zhang Xin
Mon 15 Jul 2013
Zhang Xin, one of only 24 self-made female billionaires in the world, on China's future
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Mustafa Akyol and Dina Wahba
Fri 12 Jul 2013
Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Egyptian political activist Dina Wahba on political Islam
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Greek Minister for Public Order - Nikos Dendias
Wed 10 Jul 2013
How have the years of austerity impacted on Greek law and order and illegal immigration?
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Afghanistan Minister of Finance - Dr Omar Zakhilwal
Fri 5 Jul 2013
There's money to be made in Afghanistan, but will the people who live there see any of it?
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Head of the Afghan National Army - General Sher Mohammad Karimi
Wed 3 Jul 2013
Can General Sher Mohammad Karimi and his Afghan National Army keep Afghanistan safe?
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Black Sabbath Guitarist - Tony Iommi
Mon 1 Jul 2013
The 'king of the heavy riff' is still playing and recording. What keeps him going?
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Chief Justice of South Africa - Mogoeng Mogoeng
Fri 28 Jun 2013
Can Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng restore confidence in South Africa's legal system?
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Sergei Guriev – Russian Economist
Wed 26 Jun 2013
Why has one of Russia's brightest economists, Sergei Guriev, chosen to live in exile?
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Mehmet Simsek - Finance Minister, Turkey
Mon 24 Jun 2013
Why have protests erupted across Turkey like never before under the ruling AK party?
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Michael Sandel – Political Philosopher
Fri 21 Jun 2013
From prison cell upgrades to lobbying, should there be limits to what money shouldn't buy?
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Ayad Allawi – Former Prime Minister of Iraq
Wed 19 Jun 2013
Iraq appears to be dividing along religious lines. What hope is there for keeping peace?
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Martin Amis – Author
Mon 17 Jun 2013
His books are filled with greed and lust, but Amis says he writes in a celebratory spirit
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Ivo Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO
Fri 14 Jun 2013
European by birth, American by choice. Are those two outlooks becoming hard to reconcile?
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Mo Ibrahim – Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Wed 12 Jun 2013
Is Mo Ibrahim's ambition of better governance in Africa being undermined from outside?
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Jean-François Copé – President, UMP Party, France
Mon 10 Jun 2013
Is the leader of France's main opposition party in danger of threatening cultural harmony?
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Pierre Krähenbühl - Director of Operations, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Fri 7 Jun 2013
Is the Red Cross being overwhelmed by the danger and complexity of modern conflict?
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Robert Fowler - Former UN Special Representative to Niger
Wed 5 Jun 2013
Should events such as the brief Islamist takeover of northern Mali serve as a wakeup call?
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Lindiwe Mazibuko - Leader of the Opposition in the South African Parliament
Mon 3 Jun 2013
What chance does the opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, have against the ANC?
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Harold Koh - Legal Adviser, US State Department 2009-13
Fri 31 May 2013
From drone strikes to Guantanamo, is it time for the US to redefine its 'war on terror'?
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John Kerry, US Secretary of State
Wed 29 May 2013
Young people from across Africa put their questions about US foreign policy to John Kerry
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Zoran Milanovic – Prime Minister, Croatia
Fri 24 May 2013
Will Croatia's accession to the EU be a benefit or a hindrance to both sides?
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Sir Alan Parker - Film Director
Wed 22 May 2013
In this digital age, are movies as central to our culture as they used to be?
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Alan Johnson – UK ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Secretary 2009 – 2010
Fri 17 May 2013
Has politics and politicians lost touch with real life?
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Thomas Drake – Former Senior Executive, US National Security Agency
Wed 15 May 2013
Does secrecy override the public's right to know in matters of national security?
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Zainab Bangura - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Fri 10 May 2013
How can the most vulnerable be protected from rape and sexual abuse in times of war?
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Pravin Gordhan – Finance Minister, South Africa
Wed 8 May 2013
Can South Africa progress without development aid?
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Lord Patten - Chairman of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust
Fri 3 May 2013
Why Chris Patten believes the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ is still the best broadcaster in the world
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Lord Browne – Chief Executive BP (1995 – 2007)
Wed 1 May 2013
Former BP boss, John Browne, fuels energy debate by backing shale gas production
