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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Karl von Habsburg
Mon 4 Aug 2014
The great nephew of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was assassinated in June 1914
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Prime Minister, Moldova - Iurie Leanca
Wed 30 Jul 2014
Can Moldova's bid for EU membership avoid a tug of war between Russia and the EU?
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Ama Ata Aidoo - Author
Mon 28 Jul 2014
How much is there really to celebrate about being female in Africa?
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Former Deputy Defence Minister, Israel - Danny Danon
Fri 25 Jul 2014
How does Danny Danon justify the high Palestinian death toll?
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Former Education Minister, Nigeria - Obiageli Ezekwesili
Wed 23 Jul 2014
Has Nigeria failed the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram and their families?
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Naturalist and Wildlife Film-maker - Chris Packham
Mon 21 Jul 2014
Is it time to radically rethink man’s relationship with the natural world?
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Lord High Chancellor, 2003 – 2007 - Lord Falconer
Wed 16 Jul 2014
Can Attorney-General Lord Falconer defend the Assisted Dying Bill?
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Thomas Piketty - Economist
Mon 14 Jul 2014
His thesis on modern captialism is under intense fire but is Thomas Piketty unscathed?
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Swedish Foreign Minister - Carl Bildt
Fri 11 Jul 2014
What is the future direction of the European Union?
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Adviser to Israel Prime Minister - Dore Gold
Wed 9 Jul 2014
Could violent clashes triggered by deaths of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers escalate?
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Mohamoud Nur - Mayor of Mogadishu, 2010 - 2014
Mon 7 Jul 2014
What persuaded him to leave life in London to take up the post?
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Economic Historian - Deirdre McCloskey
Fri 4 Jul 2014
Is rising inequality the sickness that could kill capitalism?
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Salih Muslim Mohammed – Democratic Union Party, Syria
Wed 2 Jul 2014
What does the advance of Isis mean for moderate secular opposition groups inside Syria?
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War Correspondent - Anthony Loyd
Mon 30 Jun 2014
Is the fear factor forcing journalists to retreat from the frontline?
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Governor, Central Bank of Ireland - Patrick Honohan
Wed 25 Jun 2014
In Ireland, growth has returned, optimism is on the rise, but it is justified?
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Chief Science Officer, SENS Foundation - Aubrey De Grey
Mon 23 Jun 2014
What would life be like without ageing? Is it a vision that's inspiring or dangerous?
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Photographer - David LaChapelle
Mon 16 Jun 2014
He has the ability to shock and offend, but does his work go deeper?
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British Foreign Secretary, 2001 – 2006 - Jack Straw
Wed 11 Jun 2014
Veteran Labour MP Jack Straw on whether Labour can win next year’s general election
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Author
Mon 9 Jun 2014
How does Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie see Nigeria's story unfolding?
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Senior Adviser to Nigeria’s President - Doyin Okupe
Wed 4 Jun 2014
Are Nigeria's leaders capable of rescuing their country?
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Ugandan Opposition Leader - Kizza Besigye
Mon 2 Jun 2014
Dr Kizza Besigye has run three times against President Museveni but lost each time - why?
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Advisor to the Presidential Administration of Russia, 2001 to 2013 - Professor Sergey Karaganov
Fri 30 May 2014
Is restoring Russian greatness a coherent strategy?
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Actor - Viggo Mortensen
Mon 26 May 2014
Has the American movie industry contributed to the ‘Hollywoodisation’ of global culture?
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Foreign Minister, Estonia - Urmas Paet
Fri 23 May 2014
How much carrot and how much stick should the EU wield when dealing with Moscow?
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President of South Sudan - Salva Kiir Mayardit
Wed 21 May 2014
Will President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar's agreed ceasefire work?
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US Assistant Secretary of State - Victoria Nuland
Mon 19 May 2014
Can Western nations like the US stop Ukraine from falling into civil conflict?
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Deputy Information Minister, Zimbabwe - Supa Mandiwanzira
Fri 16 May 2014
The State coffers are virtually empty, what next for Zimbabwe?
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Former Vice President of South Sudan - Riek Machar
Wed 14 May 2014
President Salva Kiir and former deputy Riek Machar sign a ceasefire but will it stick?
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Co-founder, Free Belarus Theatre - Natalia Kaliada
Mon 12 May 2014
Is drama an effective tool of resistance?
