Podcast BBC Hardtalk

Alicia Kearns: How much will 2024 test the West?

Stephen Sackur talks to Alicia Kearns, Conservative MP and chair of the UK’s House of Commons...

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Stephen Cave: Should we want to live forever?

Stephen Sackur speaks to philosopher Stephen Cave, director of the University of Cambridge...

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Aida Touma-Slima: What does war mean for Israel's Arab population?

What does the Gaza war mean for Israel’s Arab population? Stephen Sackur speaks to Israeli...

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Past notes

A special programme remembering past HARDtalk guests who died in 2023. All of them left an...

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2023 in review

Stephen Sackur looks back at some of HARDtalk’s most impactful and thought-provoking interviews...

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Naftali Bennett: Has Israel responded unwisely?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. He is a staunch...

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Paul Caruana Galizia – fighting for accountability and justice

Stephen Sackur speaks to Paul Caruana Galizia whose mother Daphne was a journalist in Malta, and...

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Izzeldin Abuelaish: Can Palestinians still believe in forgiveness and peace?

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish, whose three daughters and...

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Sandra Day O'Connor: the first female US Supreme Court judge

The framers of the American Constitution harboured few illusions about human nature and that’s...

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Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What do Rwandans think of the migrant transfer deal with the UK?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. The UK government -...

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

Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol. As oil and...

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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 Jasem Albudaiwi....

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Philippe Lazzarini: could Gaza become unliveable?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the UN’s refugee agency for...

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

Stephen Sackur speaks to far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, whose Religious Zionism...

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

Stephen Sackur speaks to Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Vatican insider widely seen as a possible...

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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 running...

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Michel Roux -Restaurateur and chef

Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux. After 56 years of fine...

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Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?

Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to one of President Biden’s closest allies in the US...

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Mark Alford: Do US Republicans have a winning formula?

Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to Republican Congressman Mark Alford, one of Donald...

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Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation

Stephen Sackur speaks to Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England. The international...

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