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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EU Migration Commissioner - Dimitris Avramopoulos
Wed 7 Oct 2015
Will Europe ever agree on how to tackle the migration crisis?
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Former Al Jazeera English Bureau Chief - Mohamed Fahmy
Mon 5 Oct 2015
Mohamed Fahmy, the now freed former Al Jazeera English bureau chief in Cairo
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Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali
Fri 2 Oct 2015
How far has the refugee crisis exposed tensions between Christians and Muslims?
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Ayman Asfari - Chief Executive Petrofac Ltd
Wed 30 Sep 2015
Syrian businessman Ayman Asfari, CEO of Petrofac,on international intervention in Syria
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French Minister of Economy - Emmanuel Macron
Mon 28 Sep 2015
Emmanuel Macron on the economic reforms he is spearheading
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Foreign Minister, Hungary - Péter Szijjártó
Fri 25 Sep 2015
How well is Hungary handling the migration crisis on its borders?
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Crispin Blunt MP
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Does David Cameron's position on Syria and the migrant crisis make sense?
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Minister of Defence in Georgia - Tinatin Khidasheli
Mon 21 Sep 2015
Is Nato prepared to accept Georgia as a new member?
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Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group - Andrew Forrest
Fri 18 Sep 2015
Is Australia's economy being hit by a slump in global commodity prices?
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Libya's Ambassador to United Arab Emirates - Aref Ali Nayed
Wed 16 Sep 2015
Can Libya's warring parties join forces to save the country?
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Director of The Future of Humanity Institute - Nick Bostrom
Mon 14 Sep 2015
Are we on the cusp of an era shaped by Artificial Intelligence?
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HARDtalk Raul Romeva
Fri 11 Sep 2015
Stephen Sackur talks to Spanish politician Raul Romeva who wants an independent Catalonia
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Catherine McCartney
Wed 9 Sep 2015
Are the IRA still active and what does this mean for Northern Ireland's stability?
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Barbara Hulanicki, founder of Biba
Mon 7 Sep 2015
Barbara Hulanicki’s legacy is intact: she made fashion affordable for the masses.
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Foreign Minister of Macedonia - Nikola Poposki
Fri 4 Sep 2015
What can governments like Macedonia's do to resolve the current migrants crisis?
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British Labour Politicians - Ken Livingstone and Charles Clarke
Wed 2 Sep 2015
What does the contest to lead Britain’s Labour Party mean for the future of socialism?
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Suha Arafat, Widow of Yasser Arafat
Fri 28 Aug 2015
Earlier this year Suha Arafat, the widow of Yasser Arafat, spoke to Zeinab Badawi.
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Don McLean, Singer Songwriter
Wed 26 Aug 2015
Tim Franks talks to the artist who penned 'American Pie' about his most famous song.
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Werner Herzog, Film Director
Mon 24 Aug 2015
After five decades making movies, is Werner Herzog's love of film as intense as ever?
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Irish Author - Colm Tóibín
Fri 21 Aug 2015
His novels explore dark themes but is Colm Tóibín as intense as his fiction suggests?
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Hugh Masekela, Musician and Political Activist
Mon 17 Aug 2015
Zeinab Badawi talks to the South African jazz musician and activist Hugh Masekela.
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James Ellroy - Crime Writer
Fri 14 Aug 2015
Hardtalk talks to James Ellroy regarded as America’s greatest living crime writer.
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Leader, Democratic Alliance (South Africa) - Mmusi Maimane
Wed 12 Aug 2015
Can the first black leader of South Africa's main opposition take race out of politics?
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Ballet Dancer Sylvie Guillem
Mon 10 Aug 2015
She is about to retire after three decades of performing. What makes Sylvie Guillem tick?
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Ertuğrul Kürkçü - Honorary President People’s Democratic Party (HDP)
Fri 7 Aug 2015
Could Turkey be slipping back into conflict? Zeinab Badawi asks HDP MP Ertuğrul Kürkçü.
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Calais Migrant Crisis
Wed 5 Aug 2015
Calais' Deputy Mayor Philippe Mignonet and British MP Tim Loughton on the migrant crisis.
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Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA - Allen Ault
Mon 3 Aug 2015
Allen Ault used to organise state executions in Georgia, now he opposes the death penalty
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Syriza Committee Member - Stathis Kouvelakis
Wed 29 Jul 2015
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing a rebellion within his party
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Marc Quinn - Artist
Mon 27 Jul 2015
Marc Quinn is one of Britain's best known artists. Will his work stand the test of time?
