HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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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 Milatovi膰: 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 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
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Caroline Lucas: Parliamentary politics or direct action?
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Green Party of England and Wales's only Westminster MP
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Yuval Noah Harari: Are humans losing the ability to trust and co-operate?
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the acclaimed Israeli historian and author
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Vladimir Milov: Could Putin outlast his enemies?
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former Russian deputy energy minister
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Mustafa Suleyman: How can AI be safely developed?
Wed 13 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a British pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence
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Tobias Billstr枚m: Controversy in Sweden
Fri 8 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Sweden鈥檚 foreign minister Tobias Billstr枚m.
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Lindsey Graham: Does Trump's comeback spell trouble for America?
Wed 6 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to US Senator Lindsey Graham, a loyal backer of Donald Trump
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Nancy Pelosi: American power abroad
Mon 4 Sep 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former speaker of the US House of Representatives
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Nureldin Satti: The war in Sudan
Fri 1 Sep 2023
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sudan's former ambassador to Washington
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Peter Boehringer: Is the AfD a threat to German stability?
Wed 30 Aug 2023
Stephen Sackur meets the vice chairman of the far-right Alternative f眉r Deutschland party
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Feargal Sharkey: Britain's dirty water problem
Mon 28 Aug 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a former punk rock star turned environmental campaigner
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Dominic Lee: Is China scaring investors away from Hong Kong?
Wed 23 Aug 2023
Stephen Sackur talks to a Hong Kong lawmaker who's backing Beijing's security crackdown
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Jasvinder Sanghera: Abuse and the Church of England
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an advocate for survivors of abuse
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Sam Rainsy: Has Cambodia's opposition been outfoxed?
Fri 18 Aug 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an exiled Cambodian opposition leader
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Lucy Prebble: How are writers facing the future?
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of the writers behind hit TV show Succession
