The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the Âé¶¹Éç, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the Âé¶¹Éç, the world's most trusted international news provider.
We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs.
Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time.
How does it work? Well, at the Âé¶¹Éç, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you.
It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the Âé¶¹Éç, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world.
Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewÂé¶¹Éç on social media.
Episodes to download
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John Kerry, Former US Secretary of State: We face a special challenge in America
Wed 30 Jul 2025
James Naughtie speaks to US politician John Kerry about the state of American politics
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Sergei Tikhanovsky, Belarussian opposition activist: Belarus will be free
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Sarah Rainsford speaks to Belarussian opposition activist Sergei Tikhanovsky
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Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop: We were outsiders
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani is one of the leading candidates for Archbishop of Canterbury
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Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor: Europe was free-riding on US
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Germany’s new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, about European defence
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Donald Trump, US President: I’m disappointed with Putin
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Gary O’Donoghue speaks to US President Trump about Putin, immigration and his legacy
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Catherine Corless, Irish historian: I’m going to be a voice for these children
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Chris Page and the Irish historian Catherine Corless on Ireland’s mother and baby homes
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Keith Siegel, freed Israeli hostage: I pray for peace
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Nick Beake interviews freed Israeli hostage Keith Siegel about captivity under Hamas
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Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister: The UK needs strong international relationships
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister about key foreign relations
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Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister: Regime change is a futile exercise
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Lyse Doucet speaks to the Iranian deputy foreign minister about their nuclear programme
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Philippe Kehren, CEO of multinational Solvay: Reducing reliance on China’s rare earth metals
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Jonathan Josephs speaks to Philippe Kehren, CEO of multinational company Solvay
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Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space: A new era of defence readiness
Wed 25 Jun 2025
James Copnall speaks to Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
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Martina Navratilova, tennis champion: Women are judged by a different metric to men
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Amol Rajan speaks to Martina Navratilova about her life and career
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Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Rajini Vaidyanathan speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh
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Yoshua Bengio: AI’s risks must be acknowledged
Mon 16 Jun 2025
James Copnall speaks to Yoshua Bengio, described as one of the "Godfathers of AI"
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Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel: ‘Hamas isn't interested in ending the war’
Wed 11 Jun 2025
James Coomarasamy speaks to Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel
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Bill Gates: The importance of aid and philanthropy
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and global philanthropist
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Carsten Breuer, the German chief of defence: Nato faces "very serious threat" from Russia
Wed 4 Jun 2025
Frank Gardner speaks to General Carsten Breuer
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Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief: Is the world doing enough to get aid into Gaza?
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Fergal Keane speaks to Tom Fletcher, Chief of Humanitarian Affairs for the United Nations
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Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services - what is the future of big tech?
Wed 28 May 2025
Simon Jack speaks to Matt Garman, Amazon Web Services' CEO, about the future of big tech
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Surviving Syria’s sectarian violence
Mon 26 May 2025
Tim Franks speaks to a British-Syrian Alawite who fled sectarian violence in Syria
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DovilÄ— Å akalienÄ—, Defence Minister of Lithuania: Uncertain times for Europe
Wed 21 May 2025
Jonathan Beale speaks to Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania’s Defence Minister
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Doris Salcedo, Colombian artist - giving voice to victims of violence
Mon 19 May 2025
Doris Salcedo talks about her work showing the devastation of political violence and war
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Radosław Sikorski, Foreign Minister of Poland: Dealing with the growing threat from Russia
Wed 14 May 2025
Kasia Madera speaks to Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s Foreign Minister
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Sir John Major, former UK Prime Minister - are the lessons of WW2 being forgotten?
Mon 12 May 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to Sir John Major, former Prime Minister of the UK
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Joe Biden: Can the world still rely on America?
Wed 7 May 2025
Nick Robinson speaks to former US President, Joe Biden
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Tidjane Thiam, Ivory Coast opposition leader - can he run for president?
Wed 7 May 2025
Catherine Byaruhanga speaks to Tidjane Thiam, the Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader
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Prince Harry: Is his safety at risk?
Sat 3 May 2025
Nada Tawfik speaks to Prince Harry about reconciliation with the royal family
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Emi Mahmoud, poet: Has the world abandoned Sudan?
Wed 30 Apr 2025
James Copnall speaks to Emi Mahmoud about the war that's claimed more than 150,000 lives
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Kurt Volker, former US diplomat: Decoding Trump, the second time around
Mon 28 Apr 2025
David Brown speaks to Kurt Volker about 100 days of the second Trump presidency
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire businessman: Making Manchester United great, again
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Dan Roan speaks to Sir Jim Ratcliffe on turning around the fortunes of the football club