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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Jess Phillips: What happened to progressive politics?
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the prominent Labour MP
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James Lovelock: The future of life on Earth
Mon 12 Jul 2021
A 2021 interview with the scientist behind the Gaia hypothesis
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Writer Lionel Shriver
Wed 7 Jul 2021
Lionel Shriver's latest book explores themes around ageing and voluntary euthanasia
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Christian Happi: Can Africa become a world leader in vaccine development?
Mon 5 Jul 2021
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Professor of Genomics Christian Happi.
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Victor Gao: 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Is Beijing's method of governing fit for the future?
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Zainab Ahmed: Can Nigeria avert financial meltdown?
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Nigeria’s finance minister
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Rawdah Mohamed: Fashion and Muslim women
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Can fashion overturn negative stereotypes of Muslim women?
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REM lead singer Michael Stipe
Mon 21 Jun 2021
The American rock band REM split up in 2011 after 31 years together
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Johan Lundgren, EasyJet CEO: Can his business model survive Covid and climate change?
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Johan Lundgren, CEO of budget airline giant EasyJet on the future of the aviation
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Jens Stoltenberg: Is the old alliance ready to tackle new threats?
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of NATO
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Ben Rhodes: President Biden's foreign policy challenges
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to Barack Obama's former national security adviser
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Michael Rosen: Surviving Covid-19
Mon 7 Jun 2021
How an author found poetry in a near-death experience
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Tom Kerridge: Has the pandemic changed the way we eat?
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Will restaurants come back to life after the pandemic?
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John Nkengasong: Can Africa meet its vaccination targets?
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Hardtalk speaks to the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
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Doug Gurr: Advocating for planet Earth
Mon 31 May 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the director of the Natural History Museum in London
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Fawad Chaudhry: Is Imran Khan reneging on his promises to Pakistan?
Fri 28 May 2021
What happened to Imran Khan’s pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance?
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Tito Mboweni: How much has Covid damaged South Africa?
Wed 26 May 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to South Africa's finance minister
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Ben Hodges: Is America's global power waning?
Mon 24 May 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former Commander of the US Army in Europe
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Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s Ambassador to the EU
Fri 21 May 2021
Is confrontation with the West, President Putin’s strategic choice?
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Husam Zomlot: Palestine's balance of power
Wed 19 May 2021
How much influence does the Palestinian Authority have in the latest conflict?
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Kaja Kallas: Do Nato and the EU have Estonia's back?
Mon 17 May 2021
Will membership of the EU and Nato protect Estonia from possible Russian aggression?
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Tzipi Hotovely: Israel's ambassador to the UK
Fri 14 May 2021
We speak to Israel's ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely
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Harry Theoharis: What is in store for European summer holidays?
Wed 12 May 2021
Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis on the scope for travel and tourism in summer 2021
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Fawzia Koofi: The future for women in Afghanistan
Mon 10 May 2021
Zeinab Badawi interviews the first woman to lead a political party in Afghanistan
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Mohammed Alyahya: Does Saudi Arabia still have America's support?
Fri 7 May 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to the boss of Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya English news channel
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Mohamedou Ould Slahi: What is the Guantanamo legacy?
Wed 5 May 2021
For 14 years, Mohamedou Salahi was held at Guantanamo Bay. He was released without charge
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Artists Gilbert Prousch & George Passmore
Fri 30 Apr 2021
The artistic duo Gilbert and George have been creating art together since the late 1960s
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Dmytro Kuleba: Has the Russian threat to Ukraine receded?
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba
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Sir Peter Westmacott: Are we at peak geopolitical risk?
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur interviews former British Ambassador to Washington, Paris and Ankara
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Navalny aide Vladimir Ashurkov: Is Putin about to eliminate his most dangerous opponent?
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to a key ally of Alexei Navalny
