The Interview
BBC World Service
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 BBC, 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 BBC, 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 #TheInterviewBBC on social media.
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 BBC, 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 BBC, 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 #TheInterviewBBC on social media.
Episodes
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Nov 10, 2023 • 23min
Fiona Hill: Are overseas wars exposing US weaknesses?
Fiona Hill, former Russia expert inside the White House, discusses the impact of Middle East conflicts on America's national security, Joe Biden's argument on upholding the rules-based order, US hypocrisy in international affairs, concerns about a potential Trump presidency, and the erosion of checks and balances in the US government.
Nov 7, 2023 • 23min
Mustafa Barghouti: What next for the Palestinian people?
Mustafa Barghouti, a Palestinian doctor and co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative, discusses topics such as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Israel's military operation, interactions with Hamas, and the justification for their actions as a response to occupation and apartheid.
Nov 6, 2023 • 23min
Carlo Rovelli: Life, the universe and white holes
Carlo Rovelli, renowned physicist, discusses his rebellious journey and his groundbreaking theories on loop quantum gravity and white holes. They delve into the concept of white holes and the importance of questioning established knowledge. Rovelli also addresses the balance between activism and scientific pursuits as well as the need for global unity to prevent catastrophic events.
Oct 31, 2023 • 23min
Abdallah Bou Habib: Could Lebanon get dragged into war with Israel by Hezbollah?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. The terrible cost of the conflict between Hamas and Israel could go much higher if a second front opens on Israel’s northern border. If Hezbollah and its Iranian backers opt for all-out war, what then for Lebanon?(Photo: Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib attends a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian (not pictured) in Beirut, 1 Sept, 2023. Emilie Madi/Reuters)
Oct 30, 2023 • 24min
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Can the Speaker ensure parliament better serves the people?
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, discusses the decline in public trust in politicians and efforts to address bad behavior in Parliament. They also explore proposals on MPs' staff employment, accountability in politics, and the chaos in Parliament.
Oct 27, 2023 • 24min
Jakov Milatović: President of Montenegro
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro, about the challenges of politics in the region, Montenegro's goal of joining the EU within five years, concerns raised about their membership process, forming a clean government, and Montenegro's strategic choices and economic ties including ties to China's Belt and Road initiative.
Oct 25, 2023 • 24min
Lubaina Himid: Race, culture and modern Britain
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lubaina Himid, a Turner Prize winning British artist. They discuss her journey as an artist, the theme of making marginalized communities more visible through art, the perspective of captured Africans on a slave ship, and the power of art to shape the future.
Oct 21, 2023 • 23min
Aiden Aslin: Captured, tortured and swapped by Russia
Aiden Aslin, a British man who joined the Ukrainian army, shares his harrowing experience of being captured and tortured by Putin's forces. He reflects on witnessing atrocities in Syria and his fixation on fighting in other people's wars. The podcast also discusses allegations of war crimes in Ukraine and explores the possibility of Ukraine's victory with Western support.
Oct 20, 2023 • 23min
Adam Smith: How does the US navigate its multiple interests?
Stephen Sackur speaks to US Democratic Party congressman Adam Smith. The Biden mission to the Middle East at a time of war and spiralling regional tension was always a gamble. How does the US navigate its multiple interests at this time of maximum danger?
Oct 18, 2023 • 23min
Husam Zomlot: Is Gaza on the brink of a humanitarian crisis?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK Husam Zomlot. Hamas surely knew its murderous attack on Israel would provoke an overwhelming military response. The jihadists, it seems, wanted a devastating war. But what about Palestinians not with Hamas? As conflict in the Middle East escalates, what are their options?(Photo: Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador to Britain, attends a news conference at the Arab British Chamber of Commerce. Credit: London. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)
