HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal
Fri 8 Dec 2023
The UK government paints President Kagame in positive hues. What do his opponents think?
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Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the International Energy Agency
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Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?
Fri 1 Dec 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?
Fri 1 Dec 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of UNRWA, the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians
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Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a member of Israel's far-right Religious Zionism party
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Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a man widely seen as a contender to be Africa’s first pope
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Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise
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Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux
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Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of President Biden’s closest allies in the US Congress
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Mark Alford: Do US Republicans have a winning formula?
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Republican Congressman and loyal Donald Trump supporter
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Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former governor of the Bank of England
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Fiona Hill: Are overseas wars exposing US weaknesses?
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential US foreign policy analyst
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Mustafa Barghouti: What next for the Palestinian people?
Wed 8 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative
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Carlo Rovelli: Life, the universe and white holes
Mon 6 Nov 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of the world's best known physicists
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Abdallah Bou Habib: Could Lebanon get dragged into war with Israel by Hezbollah?
Wed 1 Nov 2023
If Hezbollah and its Iranian backers opt for all-out war, what then for Lebanon?
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Can the Speaker ensure parliament better serves the people?
Mon 30 Oct 2023
The Speaker of the UK House of Commons has has one of the toughest jobs in UK politics
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Jakov Milatović: President of Montenegro
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic
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Lubaina Himid: Race, culture and modern Britain
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Turner Prize winning British artist Lubaina Himid
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Aiden Aslin: Captured, tortured and swapped by Russia
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Aiden Aslin, the British man who joined the Ukrainian army
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Adam Smith: How does the US navigate its multiple interests?
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to US Democratic Party congressman Adam Smith.
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Husam Zomlot: Is Gaza on the brink of a humanitarian crisis?
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK
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Olha Stefanishyna: How solid is the West’s support for Kyiv?
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ukraine's deputy prime ministers
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Ehud Barak: Where will the Middle East conflict end?
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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Danny Danon: A new Middle East war
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the long-standing Israeli politician
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Lord Deben: Is short-term politics undermining climate action?
Fri 6 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Conservative politician and former UK environment minister
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Paolo Gentiloni: Are divisions costing the EU on the global stage?
Wed 4 Oct 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the European Union's economy commissioner
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Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar: Can he steer Pakistan through political turmoil?
Mon 2 Oct 2023
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister
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Martin Griffiths: Is the UN system failing those in greatest need?
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the UN's under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs
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Kaja Kallas: Is Russia a threat to Estonia?
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur is in Tallinn for an exclusive interview with Estonia’s prime minister
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Shaharzad Akbar: How should the world respond to Afghanistan's crisis?
Fri 22 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an exiled Afghan human rights campaigner
