The Interview Episodes Episode guide
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Hamid Al-Bayati - Iraqi Ambassador to the UN
Should Iraq be doing more to end the bloodshed on its doorstep?
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Juergen Stark - Former member, Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Though much has changed in the last few months, has the eurozone really been saved?
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Sir Alan Ayckbourn - British Playwright
Sarah Montague chats to Alan Ayckbourn, perhaps the most performed playwright alive.
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Nabeel Rajab - President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights
Stephen Sackur talks to one of Bahrain's most outspoken human rights activists.
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Len McCluskey - Leader of Unite, Britain's biggest union
Stephen Sackur speaks to Len McCluskey, leader of Unite, Britain's biggest union.
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Frank Chikane - South African Head of Presidency, 1999 - 2009
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Sir Mark Walport - Director, Wellcome Trust
Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Mark Walport the Director of the Wellcome Trust.
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Aimee Mullins – Athlete, actor and model
Stephen Sackur asks, what is the real lesson of the remarkable story of Aimee Mullins?
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Otis Williams - The Temptations
An interview with the only surviving original member of Motown group The Temptations.
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Mohamed Waheed - President of the Maldives
President Mohamed Waheed of the Maldives talks to Stephen Sackur.
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Abdel El-Menway - Former Head of Egyptian TV
Meet the man who helped draft former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak's final speech.
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Said Ferjani - Ennahda political party, Tunisia
Is Tunisia a model which the rest of the Arab world can follow?
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Moncef Marzouki - President of Tunisia
Hardtalk is in Tunisia a year after the revolution which gave birth to the Arab Spring.
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Jacqueline Wilson - Children's author
Jacqueline Wilson talks to Sarah Montague, the most borrowed author from British libraries
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Nana Akufo-Addo - Ghanaian presidential candidate
Nana Akufo-Addo on whether Ghana can use its resource wealth to benefit the many.
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Egemen Bagis - Turkey's Chief EU Negotiator
Can Turkey shape events beyond its borders? Stephen Sackur talks with Egemen Bagis.
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David Miliband - UK Foreign Secretary 2007-2010
Stephen Sackur talks to Britain's former foreign secretary and Labour MP David Miliband.
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Georges Chikoti - Angolan Foreign Minister
Stephen Sackur talks to Angola's foreign minister, Georges Chikoti.
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Yoweri Museveni - President of Uganda
Has Uganda's leader fallen into the trap of overstaying his time in power?
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Eugenia Tymoshenko - Daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko
Stephen Sackur speaks to Eugenia Tymoshenko about her mother's imprisonment in Ukraine.
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Fawzia Koofi
Fawzia Koofi, Afghan politician, who will run for the presidency of her country in 2014.
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Sir Clive Woodward - Director of Sport, British Olympic Association
Stephen Sackur meets Sir Clive Woodward, performance director for Britain's Olympic team.
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Paul Volcker - Former US Federal Reserve chairman
America has lost its economic swagger; Stephen Sackur asks - can it get it back?
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John McCain - US Senator
Can the Republican Party find a candidate capable of turfing Barack Obama out of office?
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John Fahey - President, World Anti-Doping Agency
Tim Franks speaks to John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Hilde Johnson - UN Special Rep in South Sudan
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the UN head of mission for South Sudan, Hilde Johnson.
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05/02/2012 GMT
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Mary King - British Olympic Equestrian
Tim Franks talks to veteran three day eventer Mary King about her Olympic ambitions.
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Dr Gene Sharp - Political Theorist
The man credited with the strategy behind the toppling of governments from Serbia to Egypt
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Edwin Cameron - South African Constitutional Court Judge
Why are gay activists like Edwin Cameron still struggling against homophobia in Africa?