The Interview Episodes Episode guide
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Asif Kapadia: Pushing the boundaries of film-making
Sarah Montague speaks to award-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia
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Alice Edwards: Is it possible to eradicate torture?
Sarah Montague speaks to Alice Edwards, the UN special rapporteur on torture
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Alan Hollinghurst: How has Britain changed since the 1980s?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Alan Hollinghurst, author of Our Evenings and The Line of Beauty
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Past notes
A special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024
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HARDtalk - 2024 Review
HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024.
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Dmytro Kuleba: What are Ukraine's options?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba
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Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Washington Post editor Marty Baron
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Terumi Tanaka: Is nuclear war unthinkable?
Stephen Sackur meets Terumi Tanaka, who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Arab Barghouthi: Will his father shape Palestinians' future?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian activist Arab Barghouthi
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Mark Alford: Is America ready for Trump 2.0?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Republican congressman and Trump loyalist Mark Alford
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Peter Boehringer: Is Germany's far right in a powerful position?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Boehringer of the far-right Alternative for Deutschland
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Barbara Taylor Bradford: A woman of substance
A 2009 interview with novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, who died In November 2024 aged 91
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Liz Carr: The UK's assisted dying debate
Stephen Sackur speaks to actor and disability rights campaigner Liz Carr
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Aleksandar Vu膷i膰: Is Serbia looking to the West or Russia and China?
An exclusive interview with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vu膷i膰
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Masoumeh Ebtekar: Is Iran's leadership in danger of losing its grip?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Iran鈥檚 former VP for women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar
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Paddy Hill: Rebuilding after a miscarriage of justice
A 2011 interview of Paddy Hill, wrongfully convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings
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Sir Steve McQueen: The power of film
Stephen Sackur speaks to Oscar-winning film director Steve McQueen
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Farah Nabulsi: Challenging imbalance in value of human life
Stephen Sackur speaks to British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi.
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Edmund Bartlett: Does Jamaica have a security problem?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett
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Jason Jones: How can you change cultural attitudes?
Allan Little speaks to the Trinidadian human rights activist Jason Jones
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Andrei Kelin: Is Vladimir Putin reshaping geopolitics?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia鈥檚 ambassador in London, Andrei Kelin
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Fred Fleitz: What would Donald Trump's foreign policy look like?
Fred Fleitz is tipped for a new foreign policy role if Donald Trump returns to power
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Diane Foley: Bringing detained Americans home
Stephen Sackur talks to Diane Foley, whose son was murdered by the Islamic State group
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Chris Murphy: Is Kamala Harris a candidate for change?
Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to Democratic Party Senator Chris Murphy
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John Bolton: Is America too divided to offer global leadership?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Donald Trump鈥檚 former national security adviser John Bolton
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Frank Skinner: What unites his many sides?
Stephen Sackur talks to the comedian, broadcaster and writer Frank Skinner
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Seyed Hossein Mousavian: How vulnerable is Iran?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian
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Ali Abbasi: Is censorship a growing cross-cultural problem?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ali Abbasi, director of a new Donald Trump film, The Apprentice
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Marietje Schaake: Is Silicon Valley too powerful?
Former MEP Marietje Schaake is now a cyber expert at Stanford University
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Danny Danon: Can force alone deliver security for Israel?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel鈥檚 ambassador at the UN, Danny Danon