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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Medical Ethicist - Julian Savulescu
Mon 25 Nov 2013
From genetic engineering to bioscience, should humans seek to perfect our species?
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Performer and Mental Health Campaigner - Ruby Wax
Fri 22 Nov 2013
Long experience of depression took comedian Ruby Wax into neuroscience and psychotherapy
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Philosopher - Roberto Unger
Wed 20 Nov 2013
Brazilian political philosopher Roberto Unger on his own take on progressive politics
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Medical Director, Akanksha Infertility Clinic, India - Dr Nayna Patel
Mon 18 Nov 2013
Dr Nayna Patel is in the business of producing surrogate babies to order
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CEO, Eni - Paolo Scaroni
Wed 13 Nov 2013
Boss of Italian oil company Eni, Paolo Scaroni, on safeguarding Europe's energy prospects
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Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria - Lamido Sanusi
Mon 4 Nov 2013
Why is Nigeria economically vulnerable when the price of oil is so high?
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Minister of Intelligence, Israel - Yuval Steinitz
Fri 1 Nov 2013
Can Israel separate from its key strategic ally the US?
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Olympic and America’s Cup Winning Sailor - Sir Ben Ainslie
Wed 30 Oct 2013
British four-time gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie on the competitive world of sailing
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Italian Politician - Emma Bonino
Mon 28 Oct 2013
An activist for political and social freedoms, what does she think of Italy today?
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Founder of Affective Computing, MIT - Rosalind Picard
Fri 25 Oct 2013
The scientist who has advanced the capability of computers to recognise human emotions
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Conflict-zone Surgeon - David Nott
Wed 23 Oct 2013
British surgeon David Nott spent five weeks practising medicine on Syria's frontline
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Pavel Khodorkovsky
Mon 21 Oct 2013
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: once Russia’s richest man, now a prisoner for the past decade.
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Film Director - Paul Greengrass
Fri 18 Oct 2013
How does the British director juggle truth, art and entertainment?
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Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, UK - Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP
Wed 16 Oct 2013
Is the security state a potential threat to those it's supposed to protect?
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Reza Pahlavi Monday 14th October
Mon 14 Oct 2013
Does a figure steeped in Iran's past have a role to play in its future?
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Chief Executive of NHS England - Sir David Nicholson
Fri 11 Oct 2013
Can the NHS meet the demands and financial challenges of 21st Century healthcare?
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Egyptian Author and Activist - Ahdaf Soueif
Wed 9 Oct 2013
Activist Ahdaf Soueif is trying to re-open the road to revolution. But is it too late?
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Chairman, Indian Cricket Premier League, 2008 – 2010 - Lalit Modi
Mon 7 Oct 2013
Interview with the creator of the world’s richest cricket tournament
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Adviser to Former British PM Gordon Brown, 2005 – 2009 - Damian McBride
Fri 4 Oct 2013
In the past Damian McBride never let the truth stand in his way. What about now?
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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran, 2009-2010 - John Limbert
Wed 2 Oct 2013
Are the US and Iran ready for the difficult decisions that would truly reset relations?
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Author and Counter-insurgency Expert - David Kilcullen
Mon 30 Sep 2013
Is the world in danger of underplaying the current terrorist threat?
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Greece Minister of Health - Adonis Georgiadis
Fri 27 Sep 2013
Is Greece still in a state of slow motion collapse?
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Chairman, Professional Footballers’ Association - Clarke Carlisle
Wed 25 Sep 2013
Tackling racism, corruption and depression - the problems behind football's flashy facade
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Samantha Geimer
Wed 18 Sep 2013
The woman at the centre of the Roman Polanski child sex scandal in 1978 tells her story
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Freedom and Justice Party MP, Egypt - Abdul Mawgoud Dardery
Mon 16 Sep 2013
What now for the Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing the Freedom and Justice Party?
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Garry Kasparov - Opposition Activist and Former World Chess Champion
Fri 13 Sep 2013
Is there any serious challenge to the supremacy of Putinism in Russia?
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Prime Minister of Italy - Enrico Letta
Wed 11 Sep 2013
Can Prime Minister Enrico Letta hold together Italy's fragile coalition of left and right?
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Former Adviser to President Obama - Peter Blair Henry
Mon 9 Sep 2013
Is talk of a shift in economic power between rich and emerging nations convincing?
