The Interview
Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, 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...
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Episodes (1962)
Regina Ip: What is Hong Kong's future?
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Mark Regev: Is Israel serving its own best interests?
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Mohammad Marandi: Is Middle East conflict what Iran really wants?
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Sir Nicholas Winton: A Holocaust hero
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Alicia Kearns: How much will 2024 test the West?
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Stephen Cave: Should we want to live forever?
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Aida Touma-Sliman: What does war mean for Israel's Arab population?
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2023 in review
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Naftali Bennett: Has Israel responded unwisely?
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Izzeldin Abuelaish: Can Palestinians still believe in forgiveness and peace?
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Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge
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Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal
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Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?
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Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?
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Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?
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Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?
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Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?
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Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?
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Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?
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Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?
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Mark Alford: Do US Republicans have a winning formula?
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Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation
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Fiona Hill: Are overseas wars exposing US weaknesses?
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Mustafa Barghouti: What next for the Palestinian people?
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Carlo Rovelli: Life, the universe and white holes
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Abdallah Bou Habib: Could Lebanon get dragged into war with Israel by Hezbollah?
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Can the Speaker ensure parliament better serves the people?
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Jakov Milatović: President of Montenegro
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Lubaina Himid: Race, culture and modern Britain
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Aiden Aslin: Captured, tortured and swapped by Russia
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Adam Smith: How does the US navigate its multiple interests?
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Husam Zomlot: Is Gaza on the brink of a humanitarian crisis?
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Olha Stefanishyna: How solid is the West’s support for Kyiv?
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Ehud Barak: Where will the Middle East conflict end?
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Danny Danon: A new Middle East war
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Lord Deben: Is short-term politics undermining climate action?
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Paolo Gentiloni: Are divisions costing the EU on the global stage?
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Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar: Can he steer Pakistan through political turmoil?
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Martin Griffiths: Is the UN system failing those in greatest need?
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Kaja Kallas: Is Russia a threat to Estonia?
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Shaharzad Akbar: How should the world respond to Afghanistan's crisis?
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Caroline Lucas: Parliamentary politics or direct action?
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Yuval Noah Harari: Are humans losing the ability to trust and co-operate?
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Vladimir Milov: Could Putin outlast his enemies?
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Mustafa Suleyman: How can AI be safely developed?
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Tobias Billström: Controversy in Sweden
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Lindsey Graham: Does Trump's comeback spell trouble for America?
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Nancy Pelosi: American power abroad
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Nureldin Satti: The war in Sudan
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