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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Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency - David Howman
Fri 24 Jul 2015
Why is it proving so hard to root drugs out of sport?
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Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative - Bryan Stevenson
Wed 22 Jul 2015
Why are America's race-based wounds so slow to heal?
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Secretary General of Nato - Jens Stoltenberg
Mon 20 Jul 2015
The Nato military alliance has a proud history, but does it have a future?
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Governor of Odessa Region, Ukraine - Mikheil Saakashvili
Wed 15 Jul 2015
Is he a credible or wise addition to Ukraine’s hard-pressed government?
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Former Head of the UN Enquiry - William Schabas
Wed 8 Jul 2015
Hardtalk speaks to William Schabas, who chaired the commission of inquiry into Gaza war.
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Founder, WPP - Sir Martin Sorrell
Fri 26 Jun 2015
The ad industry is extraordinary powerful, but is it responsible?
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British Conservative MP - Bernard Jenkin
Wed 24 Jun 2015
Can Prime Minister David Cameron negotiations over Europe win over the eurosceptics?
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General Secretary of Trade Union Congress, UK - Frances O’Grady
Wed 17 Jun 2015
Have the unions become irrelevant for many of those in need of support in the work place?
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President of the Reform Now Movement, Sudan - Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani
Mon 15 Jun 2015
As leader of Sudan's opposition does he really believe they stand a chance Sudan?
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CEO, Russian Organising Committee, World Cup 2018 - Alexei Sorokin
Wed 10 Jun 2015
What are the odds on the World Cup actually making it to Moscow?
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Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs - Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Mon 8 Jun 2015
Does President Obama have a vision for Africa?
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Foreign Policy Advisory Group, Chinese Foreign Ministry - Wu Jianmin
Wed 3 Jun 2015
Is China the world's new superpower?
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Author - Colm Tóibín
Mon 1 Jun 2015
His work suggest a dark, brooding presence but is this close to the real Colm Tóibín?
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UN Special Representative for West Africa - Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Wed 27 May 2015
How fragile is West Africa?
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Political Adviser to the Commander of US Forces in Iraq 2007–2010 - Emma Sky
Fri 22 May 2015
Where do the roots of the crisis in Iraq lie and what should the US and the West do?
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Minister of Traditional Affairs, South Africa - Pravin Gordhan
Wed 20 May 2015
What is the ANC doing to ensure xenophobic violence does not flare up again?
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Colombian High Commissioner for Peace - Sergio Jaramillo
Fri 15 May 2015
Can a deal be made between the Colombian government and Farc?
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Sir Menzies Campbell, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Pat McFadden
Wed 13 May 2015
What are the prospects of the UK's renegotiation on European Union membership?
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Minister of Finance, Portugal - Maria Luís Albuquerque
Wed 6 May 2015
Can Portugal's finance minister revive her own country's economy?
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President of the Council on Foreign Relations - Dr Richard Haass
Mon 4 May 2015
Are we living in a new 'era of disorder' and what can be done about it?
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Irvine Welsh – Author
Fri 1 May 2015
Why is his imagination still heavily stirred by Scotland and his working-class roots?
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Founder and Director of Exit International - Philip Nitschke
Wed 29 Apr 2015
Should anyone over 50 be able to plan an end to their own life?
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Economist and Owner of H Robotics - Pippa Malmgren
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Could artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to humans?
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Chairman of the Israel Labor Party - Isaac Herzog
Wed 22 Apr 2015
The Israeli election was a major disappointment - what next for him and the Israeli left?
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Director of the Documentary India’s Daughter - Leslee Udwin
Mon 20 Apr 2015
Was Leslee Udwin's documentary about the Delhi gang rape sensationalist?
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Former US Drone Operator - Brandon Bryant
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Brandon Bryant's time as a drone operator has left him feeling angry - we find out why.
