The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, 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 BBC, 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 BBC, 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 BBC, 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 #TheInterviewBBC on social media.
Episodes to download
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Ama Ata Aidoo: Celebrating women in Africa
Fri 2 Jun 2023
A 2014 interview with the acclaimed Ghanaian author, who has died aged 81
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Martin Amis: The 2013 interview
Wed 31 May 2023
Another chance to hear Stephen Sackur's 2013 interview with the late novelist Martin Amis
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John Steenhuisen: Is he a credible alternative to the ANC?
Mon 29 May 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of South Africa’s biggest opposition party
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Julius Malema: What would he do with power?
Fri 26 May 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters party
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Fikile Mbalula: Will the ANC pay the price of failure?
Wed 24 May 2023
Stephen Sackur is in Johannesburg to speak to secretary general of the ANC
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Sir Isaac Julien: The lasting impact of art
Fri 19 May 2023
Zeinab Badawi speaks to an artist whose work is rich with cultural and political messages
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Jane Horrocks: The pathway to empowerment
Wed 17 May 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an actor with an extraordinary range
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Hartmut Dorgerloh: Where do colonial treasures belong?
Fri 12 May 2023
Stephen Sackur interviews the director of the Humboldt Forum
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Wavel Ramkalawan: Are the Seychelles becoming paradise lost?
Wed 10 May 2023
Stephen Sackur talks to the president of the Seychelles
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Karin Kneissl: Vienna’s ties to Moscow and the impact of Austrian neutrality
Mon 8 May 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Austria’s former foreign minister
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Penpa Tsering: Preserving Tibet's identity
Fri 5 May 2023
Sarah Montague speaks to the president of Tibet's self-declared government-in-exile
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: Has war in Ukraine led to a rethink in Germany?
Wed 3 May 2023
Stephen Sackur talks to the chair of the German parliament's defence committee
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Niels Annen: Germany's new foreign policy
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Is Germany set to pivot away from its reliance on Russian energy and Chinese trade?
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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?
