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The Interview

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 th...

Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?

23 mins; November 17, 2023

Mark Alford: Do US Republicans have a winning formula?

23 mins; November 17, 2023

Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation

22 mins; November 12, 2023

Fiona Hill: Are overseas wars exposing US weaknesses?

23 mins; November 10, 2023

Mustafa Barghouti: What next for the Palestinian people?

22 mins; November 07, 2023

Carlo Rovelli: Life, the universe and white holes

23 mins; November 05, 2023

Abdallah Bou Habib: Could Lebanon get dragged into war with Israel by Hezbollah?

22 mins; October 31, 2023

Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Can the Speaker ensure parliament better serves the people?

23 mins; October 29, 2023

Jakov Milatović: President of Montenegro

23 mins; October 27, 2023

Lubaina Himid: Race, culture and modern Britain

23 mins; October 25, 2023

Aiden Aslin: Captured, tortured and swapped by Russia

22 mins; October 21, 2023

Adam Smith: How does the US navigate its multiple interests?

23 mins; October 20, 2023

Husam Zomlot: Is Gaza on the brink of a humanitarian crisis?

23 mins; October 18, 2023

Olha Stefanishyna: How solid is the West’s support for Kyiv?

23 mins; October 13, 2023

Ehud Barak: Where will the Middle East conflict end?

23 mins; October 12, 2023

Danny Danon: A new Middle East war

23 mins; October 10, 2023

Lord Deben: Is short-term politics undermining climate action?

22 mins; October 05, 2023

Paolo Gentiloni: Are divisions costing the EU on the global stage?

23 mins; October 04, 2023

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar: Can he steer Pakistan through political turmoil?

23 mins; October 02, 2023

Martin Griffiths: Is the UN system failing those in greatest need?

23 mins; September 28, 2023

Kaja Kallas: Is Russia a threat to Estonia?

23 mins; September 26, 2023

Shaharzad Akbar: How should the world respond to Afghanistan's crisis?

23 mins; September 22, 2023

Caroline Lucas: Parliamentary politics or direct action?

22 mins; September 18, 2023

Yuval Noah Harari: Are humans losing the ability to trust and co-operate?

23 mins; September 17, 2023

Vladimir Milov: Could Putin outlast his enemies?

23 mins; September 15, 2023

Mustafa Suleyman: How can AI be safely developed?

23 mins; September 13, 2023

Tobias Billström: Controversy in Sweden

22 mins; September 07, 2023

Lindsey Graham: Does Trump's comeback spell trouble for America?

23 mins; September 05, 2023

Nancy Pelosi: American power abroad

22 mins; September 03, 2023

Nureldin Satti: The war in Sudan

23 mins; September 01, 2023

Peter Boehringer: Is the AfD a threat to German stability?

23 mins; August 30, 2023

Feargal Sharkey: Britain's dirty water problem

22 mins; August 27, 2023

Dominic Lee: Is China scaring investors away from Hong Kong?

23 mins; August 23, 2023

Jasvinder Sanghera: Abuse and the Church of England

23 mins; August 20, 2023

Sam Rainsy: Has Cambodia's opposition been outfoxed?

23 mins; August 18, 2023

Lucy Prebble: How are writers facing the future?

23 mins; August 15, 2023

John Cooper Clarke - where does his word magic come from?

24 mins; August 14, 2023

Lord Goldsmith: Is a green backlash reshaping politics?

23 mins; August 11, 2023

Nathan Law: Has China eradicated dissent in Hong Kong?

23 mins; August 09, 2023

Andriy Khlyvnyuk: What is war doing to Ukraine’s culture?

23 mins; August 07, 2023

Imran Khan: Is Pakistan heading for political chaos?

23 mins; August 04, 2023

Kwame Kwei-Armah: Are audiences prepared to engage?

23 mins; August 02, 2023

Isabella Tree: Is rewilding a pathway to a healthier planet?

23 mins; July 30, 2023

Agnes Callamard: Is Amnesty facing a credibility crisis?

23 mins; July 26, 2023

Lewis Pugh: Pushing the limits of the human body

22 mins; July 23, 2023

Gabriel Boric: Can the new left bring change to Chile?

23 mins; July 21, 2023

Mikhail Zygar: Is Putin in a vulnerable position?

23 mins; July 19, 2023

Tomás Saraceno: What does 'being human' mean?

22 mins; July 17, 2023

Laurence Boone: Can France's government deal with social divisions?

23 mins; July 14, 2023

María Corina Machado: The existential fight for Venezuela

23 mins; July 12, 2023

Ann Leslie: What does it mean to be a foreign correspondent?

22 mins; July 07, 2023

Peter Boghossian: Has academia been corrupted by ‘woke’ ideology?

23 mins; July 04, 2023

Jennifer Morgan: Is the rich world doing enough to combat climate change?

23 mins; July 02, 2023

Anielle Franco: Can Brazil tackle racial inequality?

23 mins; June 30, 2023

Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover: Can the Anglican church hold together?

23 mins; June 27, 2023

Patrick Verkooijen: Is climate change inevitable?

23 mins; June 26, 2023

Dmytro Kuleba: Will Ukraine get the help it needs?

23 mins; June 22, 2023

Shashi Tharoor: Is India on the right path?

23 mins; June 21, 2023

Daniel Ellsberg: The dangers of military might

23 mins; June 19, 2023

Andy Burnham: Can power in the UK be decentralised?

22 mins; June 14, 2023

Peter Singer: Is the animal rights movement unstoppable?

23 mins; June 09, 2023

Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro): Satire in South Africa

23 mins; June 06, 2023

Abdullah Mohtadi: What do Iran's Kurds want?

22 mins; June 04, 2023

Ama Ata Aidoo: Celebrating women in Africa

22 mins; June 02, 2023

Julius Malema: What would he do with power?

22 mins; June 02, 2023

Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir

22 mins; June 02, 2023

Martin Amis: The 2013 interview

24 mins; May 31, 2023

John Steenhuisen: Is he a credible alternative to the ANC?

3 mins; May 29, 2023

Fikile Mbalula: Will the ANC pay the price of failure?

23 mins; May 24, 2023

Sir Isaac Julien: The lasting impact of art

23 mins; May 19, 2023

Jane Horrocks: The pathway to empowerment

21 mins; May 17, 2023

Hartmut Dorgerloh: Where do colonial treasures belong?

22 mins; May 11, 2023

Wavel Ramkalawan: Are the Seychelles becoming paradise lost?

23 mins; May 10, 2023

Karin Kneissl: Vienna’s ties to Moscow and the impact of Austrian neutrality

24 mins; May 08, 2023

Penpa Tsering: Preserving Tibet's identity

23 mins; May 05, 2023

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: Has war in Ukraine led to a rethink in Germany?

24 mins; May 03, 2023

Niels Annen: Germany's new foreign policy

22 mins; April 27, 2023

Baaba Maal: Can the Sahel overcome its challenges?

21 mins; April 26, 2023

John Cooper Clarke: Punk and poetry

23 mins; April 24, 2023

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Defying Putin

23 mins; April 21, 2023

Péter Szijjártó: Is Hungary alienating the EU and Nato?

23 mins; April 19, 2023

Christo Grozev: Investigating Russia

23 mins; April 16, 2023

Danny Danon: Is Netanyahu jeopardising Israel’s future?

23 mins; April 13, 2023

Ben Ferencz: The last Nuremberg trials prosecutor

22 mins; April 11, 2023

Richard Neal: How Northern Ireland affects US-UK relations

24 mins; April 09, 2023

Minette Batters: Is farming ready for the future?

49 mins; April 07, 2023

Geoffrey Robertson: The case for international justice

23 mins; April 03, 2023

David Beasley: Can the world afford to feed its most vulnerable?

24 mins; March 31, 2023

Bogdan Aurescu: How is Romania handling the pressure from the war on Ukraine?

23 mins; March 29, 2023

Petr Pavel: Can Ukraine still count on Europe's support?

23 mins; March 27, 2023

Evgeny Popov: Are cracks appearing at the Kremlin?

23 mins; March 21, 2023

James Daunt: Is the books industry a place where creativity and diversity truly thrive?

23 mins; March 20, 2023

Mustafa Barghouti: Can Palestinians improve their situation?

24 mins; March 16, 2023

Sergei Pugachev: Inside Putin's rise

23 mins; March 12, 2023

Simcha Rothman: Is Israel plunging into chaos?

24 mins; March 10, 2023

Notis Mitarachi: Has Greece's government lost the confidence of the people?

24 mins; March 08, 2023

Félix Maradiaga: Standing up to Nicaragua's president

22 mins; March 02, 2023

Tikhon Dzyadko: Is there an audience for independent news in Russia?

24 mins; March 01, 2023

Ece Temelkuran: Is Erdogan's control of Turkey under threat?

23 mins; February 24, 2023

Olesya Khromeychuk: Conflict and identity

23 mins; February 22, 2023

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