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Arab Barghouthi: Will his father shape Palestinians' future?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian activist Arab Barghouthi

• 23 mins

Terumi Tanaka: Is nuclear war unthinkable?

Stephen Sackur meets Terumi Tanaka, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki

• 23 mins

Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron

• 23 mins

Dmytro Kuleba: What are Ukraine's options?

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba

• 23 mins

HARDtalk - 2024 Review

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

• 23 mins

Past notes

A special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024

• 23 mins

Alan Hollinghurst: How has Britain changed since the 1980s?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Alan Hollinghurst, author of Our Evenings and The Line of Beauty

• 23 mins

Alice Edwards: Is it possible to eradicate torture?

Sarah Montague speaks to Alice Edwards, the UN special rapporteur on torture

• 23 mins

Asif Kapadia: Pushing the boundaries of film-making

Sarah Montague speaks to award-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia

• 23 mins

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Is Putin vulnerable?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the anti-Putin activist Vladimir Kara-Murza

• 23 mins

Ehud Olmert: This war must end now

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

• 23 mins

Mouaz Moustafa: Will Syrians get justice?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Mouaz Moustafa, founder of the Syrian Emergency Task Force

• 23 mins

Basem Naim: Can Gaza find long-term peace?

Sarah Montague speaks to Basem Naim, a senior political figure in Hamas

• 23 mins

Hardeep Singh Puri: India's big ambitions

Stephen Sackur speaks to India’s Oil Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri

• 23 mins

Dhananjaya Chandrachud: Justice and the rule of law

Stephen Sackur speaks to the former Chief Justice of India

• 23 mins

Omar Abdullah: Can he bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Omar Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir

• 23 mins

Jake Sullivan: The legacy of the Biden White House

Stephen Sackur interviews Jake Sullivan, who was Joe Biden's national security adviser

• 23 mins

Tom Fletcher: What is the impact of US foreign aid cuts?

Sarah Montague speaks to the UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher

• 23 mins

Laila Soueif and Sanaa Seif: Hunger for freedom

Laila Soueif is on hunger strike in a bid to win her son's release from prison in Egypt

• 23 mins

N. Ram: Freedom of expression in India

Stephen Sackur speaks to N. Ram, director of the Hindu Publishing Group

• 23 mins

Victoria Spartz: Has Donald Trump switched sides on Ukraine?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Ukrainian-born Republican Congresswoman for Indiana

• 23 mins

Lord Sumption: Is liberal democracy in big trouble?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the former senior judge, barrister and writer Lord Sumption

• 23 mins

Badiucao: Art, power and China

Stephen Sackur speaks to the dissident Chinese artist Badiucao

• 23 mins

Volker Türk: Are we sleepwalking into a dystopian future?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the UN Commissioner for Human RightsÌýVolker Türk.

• 23 mins

Roger Carstens: Do hostage deals risk making problems worse?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Roger Carstens, former US Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs

• 23 mins

Dominique de Villepin: Can Europe become a superpower in its own right?

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Prime Minister of France Dominique de Villepin

• 23 mins

Christine Lagarde: Can Europe's economy withstand Trump 2.0?

Stephen Sackur interviews European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde

• 23 mins

Reid Hoffman: Should we trust the tech elite?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Reid Hoffman

• 23 mins

HARDtalk: The early years review

A deep dive into the programme's archive

• 23 mins

HARDtalk: Coda

A final look back at some of our best moments

• 23 mins