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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Nobel Literature Laureate - Wole Soyinka
Fri 9 May 2014
Does a state that cannot guarantee the safety of its children have a future?
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Minister for Communications, Australia - Malcolm Turnbull
Wed 7 May 2014
Is Australia in danger of alienating friends and partners?
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Foreign Minister, Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
Fri 2 May 2014
If Yemen is a failing state, who is to blame?
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Presidential Adviser, Syrian National Coalition - Rime Allaf
Wed 30 Apr 2014
Is time running out for Syria's opposition coalition forces?
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Anti-Apartheid Activist - Ahmed Kathrada
Mon 28 Apr 2014
Has South Africa lived up to the ideals that the anti-apartheid movement fought for?
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French Fashion Designer - Jean Paul Gaultier
Fri 25 Apr 2014
Have Jean Paul Gaultier's designs contributed to the objectification of women?
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Brazilian Film-maker - Jose Padilha
Wed 23 Apr 2014
Is Padilha's dark vision of Brazil fact or fiction?
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Campaigning Widow of Pat Finucane - Geraldine Finucane
Wed 16 Apr 2014
The family of a Catholic lawyer in Northern Ireland are still waiting for a full inquiry
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Former British Army Officer - Major Richard Streatfeild
Mon 14 Apr 2014
Is it time to acknowledge failure, as the British military pull out from Afghanistan?
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Brazilian Environment Minister - Izabella Teixeria
Fri 11 Apr 2014
Agribusiness and urbanisation are threatening Brazil's rainforests. Are they safe?
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Mining CEO - Daphne Mashile Nkosi
Wed 9 Apr 2014
How far has the country's mineral wealth benefited the poorest in South Africa?
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Suspended Head of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) - Zwelinzima Vavi
Wed 2 Apr 2014
Is South Africa’s progress being held back by the powerful trade union alliance COSATU?
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Musician and Former Child Solider - Emmanuel Jal
Tue 1 Apr 2014
What lies behind the new wave of conflict in South Sudan and how can it be stopped?
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President of Zambia (1964 -1991) - Kenneth Kaunda
Mon 31 Mar 2014
What has five decades of freedom brought Zambia?
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Artistic Director/Lead Principal, English National Ballet - Tamara Rojo
Wed 26 Mar 2014
Can Tamara Rojo triumph over tradition?
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Chairman, China International Capital Corporation - Jin Liqun
Mon 24 Mar 2014
How worried should we be about the Chinese economy?
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President of Bulgaria - Rosen Plevneliev
Fri 21 Mar 2014
Can Bulgaria, and the EU as a whole, afford to get tough with Moscow?
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Spokesman for Vladimir Putin - Dmitry Peskov
Wed 19 Mar 2014
With international pressure mounting, does Russia stand to lose more than win?
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Founder, Defense Distributed - Cody Wilson
Fri 14 Mar 2014
Why use the ‘dark web’ to empower individuals and undermine big government?
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Foreign Minister of Poland - Radoslaw Sikorski
Wed 12 Mar 2014
Will EU sanctions against Russia impact on its military intervention in Ukraine?
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Premier of the Cayman Islands - Alden McLaughlin
Fri 7 Mar 2014
Are the Cayman Islands about to lose their tax haven status?
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Jerry Springer: Does he care about his show's reputation?
Wed 5 Mar 2014
A 2014 interview with the controversial TV talk show host, who has died aged 79
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President, US National Rifle Association, 2011 - 13 - David Keene
Mon 3 Mar 2014
Does the gun lobby really stand up for American values?
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Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania - Lazaro Nyalandu
Fri 28 Feb 2014
Can Tanzania's illegal ivory trade be stopped?
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Daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko - Eugenia Tymoshenko
Wed 26 Feb 2014
After the revolutionary tumult, is Yulia Tymoshenko what Ukraine needs?
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Minister for Economy, Israel - Naftali Bennett
Mon 24 Feb 2014
Just how stable and sustainable is Israel's coalition government?
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Kenyan Author - Binyavanga Wainaina
Fri 21 Feb 2014
After publicly 'coming out', can Binyavanaga Wainaina change attitudes to homesexuality?
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Palestinian Authority Chief Negotiator - Saeb Erekat
Wed 19 Feb 2014
Is Palestine approaching a defining moment or a dead end?
