The Interview Episodes Episode guide
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Nikolai Denkov: Is Bulgaria a weak link in Europe's security?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bulgaria鈥檚 prime minister
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Alexey Navalny: The interview
Stephen Sackur interviewed Alexey Navalny in 2017.His death has been reported by Russia.
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Bassem Youssef: Can laughter ever provoke political change?
When political tensions escalate, does humour get pushed out?
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Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya: Does Ukraine feel betrayed?
Partisan warfare in Washington DC is blocking aid to Kyiv. What does Ukraine think?
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Cornel West: Could enough votes taken from Joe Biden help Donald Trump get elected?
Cornel West, philosopher and activist has launched his own bid for the White House.
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09/02/2024 GMT
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Vassily Nebenzia: Is Russia influencing global opinions?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia鈥檚 permanent representative to the UN
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Jos茅 Ramos-Horta: Peace and reconciliation
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jos茅 Ramos Horta, President of Timor-Leste
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Abdalla Hamdok: Can Sudan find peace?
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the country's former prime minister
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Ronald Lamola: Is South Africa's genocide case against Israel a geo-political game changer?
Stephen Sackur speaks to South Africa's justice minister
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Jasvinder Sanghera: Abuse and the Church of England
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jasvinder Sanghera, a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse.
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Radek Sikorski: Will Poland's new government unite or divide the country?
Stephen Sackur interview's Poland's foreign minister
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Naomi Alderman: Apocalypse soon?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the novelist and computer game creator
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Regina Ip: What is Hong Kong's future?
China has tightened its grip on Hong Kong, and pro-democracy activism has been curtailed
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Mark Regev: Is Israel serving its own best interests?
Stephen Sackur talks to a spokesman for Israel鈥檚 prime minister
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Mohammad Marandi: Is Middle East conflict what Iran really wants?
Stephen Sackur speaks to an academic who has advised the Iranian government
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Gideon Levy: What happened to the Israeli mindset?
Stephen Sackur interviews Israeli journalist and commentator Gideon Levy.
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Sir Nicholas Winton: A Holocaust hero
A 2014 interview with a man who saved more than 600 children from Nazi persecution
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Alicia Kearns: How much will 2024 test the West?
Stephen Sackur talks to the chair of the UK鈥檚 House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
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Stephen Cave: Should we want to live forever?
HARDtalk speaks to the director of the Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity
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Aida Touma-Sliman: What does war mean for Israel's Arab population?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Palestinian Arab member of Israel's parliament
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Past notes
A special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2023
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2023 in review
Stephen Sackur looks back at thought-provoking interviews from the past year
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22/12/2023 GMT
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Naftali Bennett: Has Israel responded unwisely?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel鈥檚 former prime minister
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Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the son of an assassinated Maltese investigative journalist
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Izzeldin Abuelaish: Can Palestinians still believe in forgiveness and peace?
Zeinab Badawi speaks to a Palestinian doctor and acclaimed author
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Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge
Sandra Day O'Connor has died age 93. Re-listen to our 2006 interview
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Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal
The UK government paints President Kagame in positive hues. What do his opponents think?
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06/12/2023 GMT
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
