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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Petr Pavel, Czech President: Russia cannot stand economic pressure
Mon 4 Aug 2025
Maria Jevstafjeva speaks to Czech President, Petr Pavel, about ending the Ukraine War
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John Kerry, Former US Secretary of State: We face a special challenge in America
Wed 30 Jul 2025
James Naughtie speaks to US politician John Kerry about the state of American politics
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Sergei Tikhanovsky, Belarussian opposition activist: Belarus will be free
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Sarah Rainsford speaks to Belarussian opposition activist Sergei Tikhanovsky
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Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop: We were outsiders
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani is one of the leading candidates for Archbishop of Canterbury
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Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor: Europe was free-riding on US
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Germany’s new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, about European defence
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Donald Trump, US President: I’m disappointed with Putin
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Gary O’Donoghue speaks to US President Trump about Putin, immigration and his legacy
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Catherine Corless, Irish historian: I’m going to be a voice for these children
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Chris Page and the Irish historian Catherine Corless on Ireland’s mother and baby homes
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Keith Siegel, freed Israeli hostage: I pray for peace
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Nick Beake interviews freed Israeli hostage Keith Siegel about captivity under Hamas
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Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister: The UK needs strong international relationships
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister about key foreign relations
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Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister: Regime change is a futile exercise
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Lyse Doucet speaks to the Iranian deputy foreign minister about their nuclear programme
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Philippe Kehren, CEO of multinational Solvay: Reducing reliance on China’s rare earth metals
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Jonathan Josephs speaks to Philippe Kehren, CEO of multinational company Solvay
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Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space: A new era of defence readiness
Wed 25 Jun 2025
James Copnall speaks to Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
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Martina Navratilova, tennis champion: Women are judged by a different metric to men
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Amol Rajan speaks to Martina Navratilova about her life and career
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Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajini Vaidyanathan speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh
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Yoshua Bengio: AI’s risks must be acknowledged
Mon 16 Jun 2025
James Copnall speaks to Yoshua Bengio, described as one of the "Godfathers of AI"
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Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel: ‘Hamas isn't interested in ending the war’
Wed 11 Jun 2025
James Coomarasamy speaks to Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel
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Bill Gates: The importance of aid and philanthropy
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist
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Carsten Breuer, the German chief of defence: Nato faces "very serious threat" from Russia
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Frank Gardner speaks to General Carsten Breuer
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Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief: Is the world doing enough to get aid into Gaza?
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Fergal Keane speaks to Tom Fletcher, Chief of Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations
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Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services - what is the future of big tech?
Wed 28 May 2025
Simon Jack speaks to Matt Garman, Amazon Web Services' CEO, about the future of big tech
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Surviving Syria’s sectarian violence
Mon 26 May 2025
Tim Franks speaks to a British-Syrian Alawite who fled sectarian violence in Syria
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Dovilė Šakalienė, Defence Minister of Lithuania: Uncertain times for Europe
Wed 21 May 2025
Jonathan Beale speaks to Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania’s Defence Minister
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Doris Salcedo, Colombian artist - giving voice to victims of violence
Mon 19 May 2025
Doris Salcedo talks about her work showing the devastation of political violence and war
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Radosław Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland: Dealing with the growing threat from Russia
Wed 14 May 2025
Kasia Madera speaks to Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s Foreign Minister
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Sir John Major, former UK Prime Minister - are the lessons of WW2 being forgotten?
Mon 12 May 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Sir John Major, former Prime Minister of the UK
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Joe Biden: Can the world still rely on America?
Wed 7 May 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to former US President, Joe Biden
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Tidjane Thiam, Ivory Coast opposition leader - can he run for president?
Wed 7 May 2025
Catherine Byaruhanga speaks to Tidjane Thiam, the Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader
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Prince Harry: Is his safety at risk?
Sat 3 May 2025
Nada Tawfik speaks to Prince Harry about reconciliation with the royal family
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Emi Mahmoud, poet: Has the world abandoned Sudan?
Wed 30 Apr 2025
James Copnall speaks to Emi Mahmoud about the war that's claimed more than 150,000 lives
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Kurt Volker, former US diplomat: Decoding Trump, the second time around
Mon 28 Apr 2025
David Brown speaks to Kurt Volker about 100 days of the second Trump presidency
