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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Palestinian Authority Chief Negotiator - Saeb Erekat
Wed 19 Feb 2014
Is Palestine approaching a defining moment or a dead end?
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Chairman Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars - Dieter Zetsche
Mon 17 Feb 2014
Daimler has a proud reputation, but does it have a bright future?
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Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA - Allen Ault
Fri 14 Feb 2014
Allen Ault spent years as head of death row. Why does he now oppose the death penalty?
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Wimbledon Champion 2013 - Marion Bartoli
Wed 12 Feb 2014
Marion Bartoli is retiring at the age of 28 but can she never imagine competing again?
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President, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace - Cardinal Peter Turkson
Mon 10 Feb 2014
Cardinal Peter Turkson calls for financial reforms and action against poverty
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British Foreign Secretary - William Hague
Fri 7 Feb 2014
What are the principles that drive Britain's foreign policy?
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Secretary, All India Progressive Women’s Association - Kavita Krishnan
Wed 5 Feb 2014
Is India becoming a safer, more equal society for women?
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Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq for Energy - Hussain Al-Shahristani
Mon 3 Feb 2014
Ten years on from the fall of Saddam Hussein, is Iraq close to tearing itself apart?
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Archbishop of Canterbury - Justin Welby
Fri 31 Jan 2014
Can he help heal the divisions in conflict ridden countries such as South Sudan?
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Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir - Omar Abdullah
Wed 29 Jan 2014
Is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace not conflict?
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Finance Minister of India - Palaniappan Chidambaram
Mon 27 Jan 2014
India has experienced unprecedented growth. Why does poverty persist?
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Finance Minister of Cyprus - Harris Georgiades
Fri 24 Jan 2014
Austerity, poverty and a shrinking economy - can Georgiades be optimistic for Cyprus?
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Former Minister, Freedom and Justice Party, Egypt - Yehia Hamed
Wed 22 Jan 2014
Is the Muslim Brotherhood in danger of encouraging the violence it professes to abhor?
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British Energy and Climate Change Secretary - Ed Davey
Mon 20 Jan 2014
If we want clean, green and affordable energy, what role should fracking have?
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US Defence Secretary, 2006 - 2011 - Robert Gates
Fri 17 Jan 2014
Are revelations about the Obama presidency in Robert Gates' memoirs an act of disloyalty?
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President of the European Court of Human Rights - Dean Spielmann
Wed 15 Jan 2014
Is the European Court of Human Rights an infringement on national sovereignty?
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UN Rapporteur, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights - Ben Emmerson QC
Mon 13 Jan 2014
Will drone strikes and other counter terrorist measures simply breed more terror?
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Director of Public Prosecutions, 2008–2013 - Keir Starmer QC
Fri 10 Jan 2014
Is the English judicial system - the laws and courts - really fit for purpose?
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Giles Duley – Photographer
Wed 8 Jan 2014
After a landmine blew off both of his legs and arm, how does Giles Duley see the world?
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CEO, Syngenta - Mike Mack
Mon 6 Jan 2014
Does the future of farming lie in bioscience and genetic manipulation?
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World Champion Cyclist - Mark Cavendish
Mon 23 Dec 2013
Has cycling cleaned up its act and thrown out the cheats?
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Artist Jeremy Deller
Fri 20 Dec 2013
He is a visual artist who can't paint or draw - so what is at the heart of his vision?
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Chairman and CEO of Total- Christophe de Margerie
Wed 18 Dec 2013
Europe and the challenges of economic competitiveness, climate change and energy security
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Douglas Alexander – Labour Chief Foreign Policy Spokesman
Mon 16 Dec 2013
Does Labour have a compelling vision of Britain’s role in the international arena?
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Director General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - Ahmet Üzümcü
Fri 13 Dec 2013
The OPCW has won the Nobel Peace Prize but can the organisation achieve peace in Syria?
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South African Rugby Team Captain, 1993 - 1996: Francois Pienaar
Wed 11 Dec 2013
Are hope and optimism is still alive for the 'Rainbow Nation'?
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Republican Senator, Florida - Marco Rubio
Mon 9 Dec 2013
Do the Republicans have what it takes to win a national election?
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Martin Schulz
Fri 6 Dec 2013
As President of the European Parliament, is Martin Schulz out of tune with Europe's mood?
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EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner - Laszlo Andor
Mon 2 Dec 2013
Has Europe's freedom of movement within the EU gone too far?
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Journalist - Glenn Greenwald
Fri 29 Nov 2013
Is the man who broke the Snowden story on a journalistic crusade that's gone too far?
