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Ehud Olmert: This war must end now
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Is Putin vulnerable?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the anti-Putin activist Vladimir Kara-Murza

Asif Kapadia: Pushing the boundaries of film-making
Sarah Montague speaks to award-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia

Alice Edwards: Is it possible to eradicate torture?
Sarah Montague speaks to Alice Edwards, the UN special rapporteur on torture

Alan Hollinghurst: How has Britain changed since the 1980s?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Alan Hollinghurst, author of Our Evenings and The Line of Beauty

Past notes
A special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024

HARDtalk - 2024 Review
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024.

Dmytro Kuleba: What are Ukraine's options?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba

Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron

Terumi Tanaka: Is nuclear war unthinkable?
Stephen Sackur meets Terumi Tanaka, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki