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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Kim Aris: The fate of Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Allan Little speaks to Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi
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María Corina Machado: Defending democracy in Venezuela
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Venezuelan opposition leader
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Amin Salam: Can all-out war be averted in Lebanon?
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon’s economy minister, Amin Salam
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Ingrid Newkirk: Will humans ever go animal-free?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Peta has campaigned for decades to end animal abuse. But will we go animal-free?
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Martin Griffiths: Can the humanitarian system survive?
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to the former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
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Imaan Mazari-Hazir: Seeking justice for Pakistan's disappeared
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to the renowned human rights lawyer
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Oliviero Toscani: Photography with a social conscience
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani
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James Earl Jones: An incredible journey
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Another chance to listen to a 2011 interview with legendary actor James Earl Jones
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Philippe Lazzarini: Is UNRWA's mission in Gaza impossible?
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur meets Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN refugee agency for Palestinians
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Balázs Orbán: Has Hungary's government created a template for far-right movements?
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Balázs Orbán, a Hungarian MP and advisor to Viktor Orbán
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Senator Lindsey Graham: Will Trump return to the White House?
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Republican Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham
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Fawzia Koofi: Women's rights in Afghanistan
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament Fawzia Koofi
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Rev Andrey Kordochkin: Putin and the Church
Wed 4 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur meets an ex-Russian Orthodox priest who spoke out against the Ukraine war
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Motaz Azaiza: Photographing Gaza
Mon 2 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza
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Andris Sprūds: Is Latvia on a war footing?
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Latvia’s defence minister Andris Sprūds.
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Neil Lawrence: Being human in the age of the machine
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to leading artificial intelligence researcher Neil Lawrence
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Nicola Procaccini: How has hard-right rule changed Italy?
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to an MEP and confidant of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni
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Olha Stefanishyna: Does Ukraine's Russia offensive make sense?
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ukraine’s deputy prime ministers
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Karuna Nundy: Human rights and justice in India
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a prominent Indian lawyer
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Shannon Watts: Will the votes of white women swing the Trump-Harris race?
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a US political activist and Kamala Harris fundraiser
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Pavel Latushka: Can change in Belarus only come with change in Moscow?
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Belarusian opposition politician Pavel Latushka
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Ian Goldin: Is migration a drag or a driver of progress?
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the renowned economist and professor of globalisation
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Chris Ruddy: Is Trump's team worried?
Fri 9 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of conservative media group Newsmax
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Garry Conille: What can he do for Haiti?
Wed 7 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Haiti’s interim prime minister
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The whistleblowers
Mon 5 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur looks back at guests who have risked their liberty to reveal information.
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Ohad Tal: Is Israel gearing up for a multi-front war?
Fri 2 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential far-right Israeli politician
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Adam Smith: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a US Democratic party congressman
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Syed Zafar Islam: Will Narendra Modi change course?
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a spokesman for the Indian prime minister's BJP party
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Taro Kono: Can Japan reboot itself for the 21st Century?
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Japan's Digital Transformation Minister, Taro Kono
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Maria Corina Machado: Can Venezuela's fortunes change?
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Sarah Montague speaks to a politician banned from Venezuela's presidential election