HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Sathnam Sanghera: Britain's imperial legacies
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a writer re-examining the legacy of the British Empire
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Salome Zourabichvili: Where does Georgia's destiny lie?
Fri 1 Mar 2024
Sarah Montague talks to the president of Georgia
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CiarΓ΅n Hinds: Is Northern Ireland a creative powerhouse?
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur interviews the world-renowned actor
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Jens Stoltenberg: Is Russia really preparing for a war with Nato?
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Sarah Montague speaks to its Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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HARDtalk: Defying Putin
Fri 23 Feb 2024
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Nikolai Denkov: Is Bulgaria a weak link in Europe's security?
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bulgaria’s prime minister
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Alexey Navalny: The interview
Mon 19 Feb 2024
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?
Fri 16 Feb 2024
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?
Wed 14 Feb 2024
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?
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Cornel West, philosopher and activist has launched his own bid for the White House.
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Vassily Nebenzia: Is Russia influencing global opinions?
Wed 7 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia’s permanent representative to the UN
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JosΓ© Ramos-Horta: Peace and reconciliation
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to JosΓ© Ramos Horta, President of Timor-Leste
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Abdalla Hamdok: Can Sudan find peace?
Fri 2 Feb 2024
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?
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to South Africa's justice minister
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Jasvinder Sanghera: Abuse and the Church of England
Mon 29 Jan 2024
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?
Fri 26 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur interview's Poland's foreign minister
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Naomi Alderman: Apocalypse soon?
Wed 24 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the novelist and computer game creator
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Regina Ip: What is Hong Kong's future?
Mon 22 Jan 2024
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?
Fri 19 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to a spokesman for Israel’s prime minister
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Mohammad Marandi: Is Middle East conflict what Iran really wants?
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to an academic who has advised the Iranian government
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Sir Nicholas Winton: A Holocaust hero
Fri 12 Jan 2024
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?
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to the chair of the UK’s House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
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Stephen Cave: Should we want to live forever?
Mon 8 Jan 2024
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?
Fri 5 Jan 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Palestinian Arab member of Israel's parliament
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2023 in review
Wed 27 Dec 2023
Stephen Sackur looks back at thought-provoking interviews from the past year
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Naftali Bennett: Has Israel responded unwisely?
Wed 20 Dec 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former prime minister
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Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?
Mon 18 Dec 2023
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?
Fri 15 Dec 2023
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
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Sandra Day O'Connor has died age 93. Re-listen to our 2006 interview
