HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Former North Korea Detainee - Kenneth Bae
Yesterday
How do you survive the North Korean labour camp system?
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American Civil Rights Activist - Richard Cohen
Friday
How fanciful is the notion of a 21st century American civil war?
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MEP for South-East England - Daniel Hannan
Last Wednesday
If Brexit is not a clean break, then what is the point?
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Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
Mon 21 Aug 2017
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikheil Saakashvili who served two terms as Georgian President .
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Former South African Finance Minister - Pravin Gordhan
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Does the ANC need to be broken up to enable South Africa to thrive?
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Acting Director General, Al Jazeera Media Network - Mostefa Souag
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Is Al Jazeera's future safe?
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland - Witold Waszczykowski
Fri 11 Aug 2017
Is Poland turning away from liberal democracy?
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Former Governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer
Wed 9 Aug 2017
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the former Governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer
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Mother of Deceased 'IS' fighter - Nicola Benyahia
Wed 2 Aug 2017
How best to close the door on the home-grown Jihadis?
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Director General of the IPPF - Tewodros Melesse
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Does the IPPF's support of abortion justify the halt in US government funding?
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Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister - Ghassan Hasbani
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Is it the right time for Syrian refugees to return home to safe zones?
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UAE's Ambassador to Russia - Omar Saif Ghobash
Mon 24 Jul 2017
What does the UAE hope to achieve by isolating Qatar?
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Composer Mohammed Fairouz
Wed 19 Jul 2017
His aim is to foster cultural crossover ; can this US-Emirati artist avoid taking sides?
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Zimbabwe opposition leader - Welshman Ncube
Mon 17 Jul 2017
Can Zimbabwe's opposition defeat President Robert Mugabe in elections next year?
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan - President of Turkey
Fri 14 Jul 2017
Is President Erdogan a danger to democracy in Turkey?
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Writer and activist - Naomi Klein
Wed 12 Jul 2017
Are radical policies needed to address the current ills of the US?
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Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria - Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai
Mon 10 Jul 2017
Is the Nigerian army effective in securing the country?
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Prosecutor, International Criminal Court - Fatou Bensouda
Wed 5 Jul 2017
What does Fatou Bensouda, a Prosecutor at the ICC, say in the Court's defence?
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US Senator for Connecticut (1989-2013) - Joe Lieberman
Mon 3 Jul 2017
Is Donald Trump fundamentally changing America's global role?
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Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon
Fri 30 Jun 2017
Moshe Ya'alon was Israel's Minister of Defence from 2013 until he resigned in May 2016.
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Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black
Wed 28 Jun 2017
Stephen Sackur speaks to the American Screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black
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Philippines Senator - Antonio Trillanes
Fri 23 Jun 2017
Is President Duterte taking the Philippines and the region in a new direction?
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South Africa's Public Protector (2009-2016) - Thuli Madonsela
Mon 26 Jun 2017
Are allegations of cronyism and corruption against President Zuma about to be dismissed?
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Former President of Russian Railways - Vladimir Yakunin
Mon 19 Jun 2017
Are cracks showing in the Putin project?
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Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister - Alexander De Croo
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Does Europe view Britain's travails with sympathy or relish?
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Economist Stephen King
Wed 14 Jun 2017
Economist Stephen King explains why globalization might be going into reverse.
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Nicola Benyahia - Founder of anti-radicalisation service Families for Life
Fri 9 Jun 2017
How best to stop young men being drawn into jihadi terrorism?
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US Democratic Party Insider - Jake Sullivan
Mon 12 Jun 2017
Is President Trump proving effective in important foreign policy issues?
