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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Michael Sandel – Political Philosopher
Fri 21 Jun 2013
From prison cell upgrades to lobbying, should there be limits to what money shouldn't buy?
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Ayad Allawi – Former Prime Minister of Iraq
Wed 19 Jun 2013
Iraq appears to be dividing along religious lines. What hope is there for keeping peace?
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Martin Amis – Author
Mon 17 Jun 2013
His books are filled with greed and lust, but Amis says he writes in a celebratory spirit
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Ivo Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO
Fri 14 Jun 2013
European by birth, American by choice. Are those two outlooks becoming hard to reconcile?
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Mo Ibrahim – Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Wed 12 Jun 2013
Is Mo Ibrahim's ambition of better governance in Africa being undermined from outside?
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Jean-François Copé – President, UMP Party, France
Mon 10 Jun 2013
Is the leader of France's main opposition party in danger of threatening cultural harmony?
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Pierre Krähenbühl - Director of Operations, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Fri 7 Jun 2013
Is the Red Cross being overwhelmed by the danger and complexity of modern conflict?
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Robert Fowler - Former UN Special Representative to Niger
Wed 5 Jun 2013
Should events such as the brief Islamist takeover of northern Mali serve as a wakeup call?
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Lindiwe Mazibuko - Leader of the Opposition in the South African Parliament
Mon 3 Jun 2013
What chance does the opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, have against the ANC?
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Harold Koh - Legal Adviser, US State Department 2009-13
Fri 31 May 2013
From drone strikes to Guantanamo, is it time for the US to redefine its 'war on terror'?
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John Kerry, US Secretary of State
Wed 29 May 2013
Young people from across Africa put their questions about US foreign policy to John Kerry
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Zoran Milanovic – Prime Minister, Croatia
Fri 24 May 2013
Will Croatia's accession to the EU be a benefit or a hindrance to both sides?
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Sir Alan Parker - Film Director
Wed 22 May 2013
In this digital age, are movies as central to our culture as they used to be?
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Alan Johnson – UK Home Secretary 2009 – 2010
Fri 17 May 2013
Has politics and politicians lost touch with real life?
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Thomas Drake – Former Senior Executive, US National Security Agency
Wed 15 May 2013
Does secrecy override the public's right to know in matters of national security?
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Zainab Bangura - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Fri 10 May 2013
How can the most vulnerable be protected from rape and sexual abuse in times of war?
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Pravin Gordhan – Finance Minister, South Africa
Wed 8 May 2013
Can South Africa progress without development aid?
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Lord Patten - Chairman of the BBC Trust
Fri 3 May 2013
Why Chris Patten believes the BBC is still the best broadcaster in the world
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Lord Browne – Chief Executive BP (1995 – 2007)
Wed 1 May 2013
Former BP boss, John Browne, fuels energy debate by backing shale gas production
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Jonathan Miller – Theatre and Opera Director
Mon 29 Apr 2013
Jonathan Miller is a director, producer, writer, performer and medicine man. What next?
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Ioannis Kasoulides – Foreign Minister of Cyprus
Fri 26 Apr 2013
Cyprus is enduring a financial and economic meltdown. Who and what will save Cyprus?
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Carlos Gutierrez - US Secretary of Commerce 2005 – 2009
Wed 24 Apr 2013
The US debate on offering citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants
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Christine Lagarde – Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Mon 22 Apr 2013
Christine Lagarde outlines the challenges of global economic recovery
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Mathieu Kassovitz - Actor and Director
Fri 19 Apr 2013
"I'm out of this country." Why is the darling of French cinema leaving France?
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Steffen Kampeter – Deputy Finance Minister, Germany
Wed 17 Apr 2013
Just how big a price is Germany prepared to pay to save the euro-project?
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Jeremy Irons - Actor
Mon 15 Apr 2013
Could being an actor with very strong opinions get him into trouble?
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Lord Maurice Saatchi - UK Conservative Party Chairman (2003-2005)
Fri 12 Apr 2013
The advertising guru who helped define and sell what Margaret Thatcher stood for.
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Sir John Holmes - Former UN Emergency Relief Co-ordinator
Wed 10 Apr 2013
Does humanitarian aid work for those who need it most?
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Mimoza Kusari-Lila - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry, Kosovo
Mon 8 Apr 2013
Are Kosovo and Serbia ready to address their bitter and dysfunctional relationship?
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Patrick Chinamasa - Justice Minister of Zimbabwe
Fri 5 Apr 2013
Is the relationship between the UK and Zimbabwe improving?
