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Paolo Gentiloni: Are divisions costing the EU on the global stage?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the European Union's economy commissioner

• 23 mins

Lord Deben: Is short-term politics undermining climate action?

Stephen Sackur speaks to a Conservative politician and former UK environment minister

• 23 mins

Danny Danon: A new Middle East war

Stephen Sackur speaks to the long-standing Israeli politician

• 23 mins

Ehud Barak: Where will the Middle East conflict end?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

• 23 mins

Olha Stefanishyna: How solid is the West’s support for Kyiv?

Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ukraine's deputy prime ministers

• 23 mins

Husam Zomlot: Is Gaza on the brink of a humanitarian crisis?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK

• 23 mins

Adam Smith: How does the US navigate its multiple interests?

Stephen Sackur speaks to US Democratic Party congressman Adam Smith.

• 23 mins

Aiden Aslin: Captured, tortured and swapped by Russia

Stephen Sackur speaks to Aiden Aslin, the British man who joined the Ukrainian army

• 23 mins

Lubaina Himid: Race, culture and modern Britain

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Turner Prize winning British artist Lubaina Himid

• 23 mins

Jakov Milatović: President of Montenegro

Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic

• 23 mins

Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Can the Speaker ensure parliament better serves the people?

The Speaker of the UK House of Commons has has one of the toughest jobs in UK politics

• 23 mins

Abdallah Bou Habib: Could Lebanon get dragged into war with Israel by Hezbollah?

If Hezbollah and its Iranian backers opt for all-out war, what then for Lebanon?

• 23 mins

03/11/2023 GMT

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

• 23 mins

Carlo Rovelli: Life, the universe and white holes

Stephen Sackur speaks to one of the world's best known physicists

• 23 mins

Mustafa Barghouti: What next for the Palestinian people?

Stephen Sackur speaks to a co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative

• 23 mins

Fiona Hill: Are overseas wars exposing US weaknesses?

Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential US foreign policy analyst

• 23 mins

Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation

Stephen Sackur speaks to a former governor of the Bank of England

• 23 mins

15/11/2023 GMT

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

• 23 mins

Mark Alford: Do US Republicans have a winning formula?

Stephen Sackur speaks to a Republican Congressman and loyal Donald Trump supporter

• 23 mins

Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?

Stephen Sackur speaks to one of President Biden’s closest allies in the US Congress

• 23 mins

Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux

• 23 mins

Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?

Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise

• 23 mins

Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?

Stephen Sackur speaks to a man widely seen as a contender to be Africa’s first pope

• 23 mins

Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?

Stephen Sackur speaks to a member of Israel's far-right Religious Zionism party

• 23 mins

Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of UNRWA, the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians

• 23 mins

Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

• 25 mins

Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the International Energy Agency

• 23 mins

06/12/2023 GMT

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

• 23 mins

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?

• 23 mins

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

• 23 mins