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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Yiannis Milios – Economic Advisor of the Syriza Party, Greece
Wed 30 May 2012
Gavin Esler speaks to Yiannis Milios, the economic sdvisor of the Syriza Party in Greece.
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Bruce Dickinson - Singer, Iron Maiden
Mon 28 May 2012
Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson talks about his dual roles as frontman and pilot.
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Robin Gibb - The Bee Gees
Fri 25 May 2012
Eighteen months ago, Robin Gibb joined Stephen Sackur in the Hardtalk studio.
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Grigory Yavlinsky - Co-Founder Yabloko Party, Russia
Wed 23 May 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Grigory Yavlinsky, a veteran leader of Russia's opposition
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Louis Saha - French footballer
Mon 21 May 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to French international footballer Louis Saha.
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Michalis Sarris – Chairman, Cyprus Popular Bank
Fri 18 May 2012
If the Greeks leave the euro now, how far could the contagion spread?
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Sir William Patey – British Ambassador to Kabul, 2010-2012 (Retired)
Wed 16 May 2012
Did the West get the balance between war and diplomacy fundamentally wrong in Afghanistan?
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Nasser Judeh - Jordan's Foreign Minister
Mon 14 May 2012
Jordan's foreign minister Nasser Judeh talks about the prospects for reform.
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NORMAN FINKELSTEIN – Political scientist
Fri 11 May 2012
Are American Jews, as Norman Finkelstein claims, falling out of love with Israel?
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09/05/2012 GMT
Wed 9 May 2012
Sir Ronald Cohen is committed to social investment but can capitalism deliver public good?
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GUY SCOTT – Vice President of Zambia
Fri 4 May 2012
Is Africa's economic growth being matched by improved governance?
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NHIAL DENG NHIAL – Foreign Minister, South Sudan
Wed 2 May 2012
South Sudan is in trouble. Is there hope for a negotiated settlement?
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Sir JOHN SULSTON – Nobel Prize-winning scientist
Mon 30 Apr 2012
Sir John Sulston on whether science can help the human species change its ways
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OLEG DERIPASKA – Chief Executive, RUSAL
Wed 25 Apr 2012
Is the politics of Russia proving to be bad for business?
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ZOE WANAMAKER – Actor
Mon 23 Apr 2012
Zoë Wanamaker, actor, talks about her family's artistic obsession - Shakespeare
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PETER KEEN - Director of Performance, UK Sport
Fri 20 Apr 2012
Peter Keen on London Olympics. Has the cult of winning gone too far?
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Paul Conroy - Photographer
Mon 16 Apr 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to British photo journalist Paul Conroy.
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Ali Dizaei - London Metropolitan Police Superintendent
Wed 11 Apr 2012
Stephen Sackur asks what the rise and fall of Ali Dizaei says about British policing.
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Michael Frayn - Writer
Mon 9 Apr 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Britain's finest writing talents.
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Hamid Al-Bayati - Iraqi Ambassador to the UN
Fri 6 Apr 2012
Should Iraq be doing more to end the bloodshed on its doorstep?
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Juergen Stark - Former member, Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Wed 4 Apr 2012
Though much has changed in the last few months, has the eurozone really been saved?
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Sir Alan Ayckbourn - British Playwright
Mon 2 Apr 2012
Sarah Montague chats to Alan Ayckbourn, perhaps the most performed playwright alive.
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Nabeel Rajab - President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Fri 30 Mar 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to one of Bahrain's most outspoken human rights activists.
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Len McCluskey - Leader of Unite, Britain's biggest union
Wed 28 Mar 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Len McCluskey, leader of Unite, Britain's biggest union.
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Frank Chikane - South African Head of Presidency, 1999 - 2009
Mon 26 Mar 2012
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Sir Mark Walport - Director, Wellcome Trust
Thu 22 Mar 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Mark Walport the Director of the Wellcome Trust.
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Aimee Mullins – Athlete, actor and model
Tue 20 Mar 2012
Stephen Sackur asks, what is the real lesson of the remarkable story of Aimee Mullins?
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Otis Williams - The Temptations
Sun 18 Mar 2012
An interview with the only surviving original member of Motown group The Temptations.
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Mohamed Waheed - President of the Maldives
Thu 15 Mar 2012
President Mohamed Waheed of the Maldives talks to Stephen Sackur.
