HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Jacqueline Wilson - Children's author
Tue 6 Mar 2012
Jacqueline Wilson talks to Sarah Montague, the most borrowed author from British libraries
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Nana Akufo-Addo - Ghanaian presidential candidate
Sun 4 Mar 2012
Nana Akufo-Addo on whether Ghana can use its resource wealth to benefit the many.
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Egemen Bagis - Turkey's Chief EU Negotiator
Thu 1 Mar 2012
Can Turkey shape events beyond its borders? Stephen Sackur talks with Egemen Bagis.
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David Miliband - UK Foreign Secretary 2007-2010
Tue 28 Feb 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Britain's former foreign secretary and Labour MP David Miliband.
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Georges Chikoti - Angolan Foreign Minister
Sun 26 Feb 2012
Stephen Sackur talks to Angola's foreign minister, Georges Chikoti.
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Yoweri Museveni - President of Uganda
Thu 23 Feb 2012
Has Uganda's leader fallen into the trap of overstaying his time in power?
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Eugenia Tymoshenko - Daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko
Tue 21 Feb 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to Eugenia Tymoshenko about her mother's imprisonment in Ukraine.
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Fawzia Koofi
Sun 19 Feb 2012
Fawzia Koofi, Afghan politician, who will run for the presidency of her country in 2014.
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Sir Clive Woodward - Director of Sport, British Olympic Association
Thu 16 Feb 2012
Stephen Sackur meets Sir Clive Woodward, performance director for Britain's Olympic team.
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Paul Volcker - Former US Federal Reserve chairman
Tue 14 Feb 2012
America has lost its economic swagger; Stephen Sackur asks - can it get it back?
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John McCain - US Senator
Sun 12 Feb 2012
Can the Republican Party find a candidate capable of turfing Barack Obama out of office?
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John Fahey - President, World Anti-Doping Agency
Thu 9 Feb 2012
Tim Franks speaks to John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Hilde Johnson - UN Special Rep in South Sudan
Tue 7 Feb 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the UN head of mission for South Sudan, Hilde Johnson.
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Mary King - British Olympic Equestrian
Thu 2 Feb 2012
Tim Franks talks to veteran three day eventer Mary King about her Olympic ambitions.
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Dr Gene Sharp - Political Theorist
Tue 31 Jan 2012
The man credited with the strategy behind the toppling of governments from Serbia to Egypt
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Edwin Cameron - South African Constitutional Court Judge
Sun 29 Jan 2012
Why are gay activists like Edwin Cameron still struggling against homophobia in Africa?
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Gus O'Donnell - Former Head of UK Civil Service
Fri 27 Jan 2012
Gus O'Donnell has been at the heart of government in Britain for 30 years.
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Sir Patrick Stewart
Tue 24 Jan 2012
The Shakespearean actor on politics, Hollywood and domestic violence.
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Wadah Khanfar - Former Director General, Al Jazeera
Sun 22 Jan 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Wadah Khanfar, boss of Al Jazeera for nearly ten years.
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Steve McQueen
Thu 19 Jan 2012
The British artist and film-maker Steve McQueen talks about his new film, Shame.
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Bassma Kodmani
Tue 17 Jan 2012
Bassma Kodmani, a leading figure in the exiled Syrian opposition talks to Sarah Montague
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Zoltan Kovacs - Hungarian Minister of State for Government Communication
Sun 15 Jan 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Hungary's Government Communication Minister, Zolt谩n Kov谩cs.
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Cheng Siwei - Former Vice Chairman, Standing Committee, NPC, China
Thu 12 Jan 2012
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Cheng Siwei - one of China's most influential economists.
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Olli Rehn - European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
Tue 10 Jan 2012
Sarah Montague speaks to European Commisioner Olli Rehn.
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Dr Devi Shetty - Indian heart surgeon
Sun 8 Jan 2012
Stephen Sackur speaks to heart surgeon Devi Shetty.
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Director of Competitive Enterprise Institute - Myron Ebell
Thu 9 Feb 2017
In America's new politics will big business consistently trump environmental concerns?
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HARDtalk: Nicholas Burns
Mon 15 Aug 2016
Stephen Sackur talks to a foreign policy adviser to the Clinton campaign, Nicholas Burns
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Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon
Mon 14 Dec 2015
Stephen Sackur speaks to Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon from Nigeria.
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President Juan Manuel Santos
Fri 20 Nov 2015
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos talks to Stephen Sackur in Bogota.
