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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Film Director - Barbet Schroeder
Wed 18 Oct 2017
What do Hollywood films teach us about the nature of evil?
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Intelligence and Security chief, Kurdistan Regional Government - Masrour Barzani
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Will the recent Kurdish referendum deliver even less than what the Kurds have now?
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Author - Dan Brown
Wed 11 Oct 2017
Is there still public appetite for Dan Brown’s high fibre blockbuster novels?
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Wilko Johnson: A cult hero of rock music
Mon 9 Oct 2017
In an interview from 2017, Stephen Sackur speaks to the much-loved guitarist
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Deputy Leader, Alternative for Germany Party - Beatrix Von Storch
Wed 4 Oct 2017
What difference will the Alternative for Germany party make to Germany?
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France's Minister for European Affairs - Nathalie Loiseau
Mon 2 Oct 2017
Can President Macron fix awkward realities in France and elsewhere in Europe?
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister - Khawaja Asif
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Is Pakistan at risk of losing allies over its inability to control militants?
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Russian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Konstantin Kosachev
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Russian parliamentarian Konstantin Kosachev.
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Nobel Prize Winning Author - Orhan Pamuk
Mon 25 Sep 2017
What is the key to understanding Orhan Pamuk's Turkey?
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Prime Minister of Italy, 2011-2013 - Mario Monti
Fri 22 Sep 2017
Are reports of the EU’s resurgence premature?
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Hungary’s Foreign Minister - Péter Szijjártó
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Why the EU's migration policy is the most serious threat to security in Europe.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations - Antonio Guterres
Mon 18 Sep 2017
Does the UN have the moral clout and authority to handle pressing world crises?
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Former President of South Africa (2008-2009) - Kgalema Motlanthe
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Has South Africa's governing African National Congress hit rock bottom?
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Olusegun Obasanjo - Former President of Nigeria (1999-2007)
Wed 13 Sep 2017
How will Africa cope with an impending population explosion?
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US Deputy Secretary of State, 2007-2009 - John Negroponte
Fri 8 Sep 2017
Does Trump's presidency mark a permanent shift in America's global role?
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CEO of Air Asia - Tony Fernandes
Wed 6 Sep 2017
Is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to business success?
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US Senator Lindsey Graham
Mon 4 Sep 2017
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on the impact of President Trump
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Former North Korea Detainee - Kenneth Bae
Mon 28 Aug 2017
How do you survive the North Korean labour camp system?
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American Civil Rights Activist - Richard Cohen
Fri 25 Aug 2017
How fanciful is the notion of a 21st century American civil war?
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MEP for South-East England - Daniel Hannan
Wed 23 Aug 2017
If Brexit is not a clean break, then what is the point?
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Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Mon 21 Aug 2017
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikheil Saakashvili who served two terms as Georgian President .
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Former South African Finance Minister - Pravin Gordhan
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Does the ANC need to be broken up to enable South Africa to thrive?
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Acting Director General, Al Jazeera Media Network - Mostefa Souag
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Is Al Jazeera's future safe?
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland - Witold Waszczykowski
Fri 11 Aug 2017
Is Poland turning away from liberal democracy?
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Former Governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer
Wed 9 Aug 2017
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the former Governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer
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Mother of Deceased 'IS' fighter - Nicola Benyahia
Wed 2 Aug 2017
How best to close the door on the home-grown Jihadis?