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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Kaja Kallas: Do Nato and the EU have Estonia's back?
Mon 17 May 2021
Will membership of the EU and Nato protect Estonia from possible Russian aggression?
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Tzipi Hotovely: Israel's ambassador to the UK
Fri 14 May 2021
We speak to Israel's ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely
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Harry Theoharis: What is in store for European summer holidays?
Wed 12 May 2021
Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis on the scope for travel and tourism in summer 2021
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Fawzia Koofi: The future for women in Afghanistan
Mon 10 May 2021
Zeinab Badawi interviews the first woman to lead a political party in Afghanistan
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Mohammed Alyahya: Does Saudi Arabia still have America's support?
Fri 7 May 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the boss of Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya English news channel
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Mohamedou Ould Slahi: What is the Guantanamo legacy?
Wed 5 May 2021
For 14 years, Mohamedou Salahi was held at Guantanamo Bay. He was released without charge
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Artists Gilbert Prousch & George Passmore
Fri 30 Apr 2021
The artistic duo Gilbert and George have been creating art together since the late 1960s
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Dmytro Kuleba: Has the Russian threat to Ukraine receded?
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba
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Sir Peter Westmacott: Are we at peak geopolitical risk?
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews former British Ambassador to Washington, Paris and Ankara
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Navalny aide Vladimir Ashurkov: Is Putin about to eliminate his most dangerous opponent?
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to a key ally of Alexei Navalny
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Michael Mann: The new climate war?
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Climate denial is dead - says climate scientist Michael Mann. In its place? Inaction.
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Silvia Foti: When truth trumps family loyalty
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Silvia Foti on grappling with family responsible for the holocaust
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Serj Tankian: System of a Down frontman on activism and music
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Do politics or music matter more to the frontman of one of the world's biggest rock acts?
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Tsitsi Dangarembga: Are better days coming for Zimbabwe?
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Zeinab Badawi interviews one of Zimbabwe's most influential cultural figures
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Amrullah Saleh: Is the Afghan peace process running out of road?
Fri 9 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the First Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh
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Ken Rogoff: Does Bidenomics make sense?
Wed 7 Apr 2021
We speak to US economist Ken Rogoff, on the economic consequences of the pandemic
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Barbara Amiel: What do the super-rich owe the rest of the world?
Mon 5 Apr 2021
What does a former newspaper columnist's memoir reveal about the lives of the wealthy?
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Sir Vartan Melkonian: From Beirut street child to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fri 2 Apr 2021
How one of the world's most renowned conductors overcame remarkable adversity
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Erika Lust: Can porn be feminist?
Wed 31 Mar 2021
We speak to feminist pornographer Erika Lust to ask if porn can be ethical
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Marina Abramović: A remarkable career pushed to the limits
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews the world's most famous performance artist.
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Jean-Claude Juncker: Is Covid an unprecedented test of EU cohesion?
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former president of the European Commission
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Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee: Is the concept of ‘one country, two systems’ dead?
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews one of Beijing’s most loyal backers in Hong Kong
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Baroness Minouche Shafik: What do we owe each other?
Mon 22 Mar 2021
The need for a new social contract that is less about 'me' and more about 'we'
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Stephen King: Are you afraid of the dark?
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the bestselling master of horror writing
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Vjosa Osmani: Acting President of Kosovo
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Can a new generation of politicians deliver a fresh start for Kosovo?
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Adar Poonawalla: How to vaccinate the world
Mon 15 Mar 2021
We speak to CEO of the Serum Institute - the biggest vaccine producer in the world.
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Dr Sasa: Does Myanmar have a democratic future?
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Why has Myanmar's transition to democracy gone so wrong?
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Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
Wed 10 Mar 2021
What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province?
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Evan McMullin: What next for anti-Trump Republicans?
Mon 8 Mar 2021
Is it time to build a new conservative party from scratch?
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Khin Zaw Win: Protests in Myanmar
Fri 5 Mar 2021
What do the people of Myanmar want now - and what are they likely to get?
