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HARDtalk Episodes

  1. Mohammed Fairouz, Composer

    Stephen Sackur talks to US-Emirati composer Mohammed Fairouz.

  2. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey

    Accused of purging Turkey of all opposition forces, is Erdogan a danger to democracy?

  3. Dustin Lance Black - Screenwriter and Activist

    Stephen Sackur speaks to film-maker Dustin Lance Black about the struggle for LGBT rights.

  4. Welshman Ncube, President of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-N), Zimbabwe

    Can Zimbabwean opposition parties put aside their differences to defeat President Mugabe?

  5. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Vice Prime Minister for European Integration, Ukraine

    Zeinab Badawi speaks to Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze about Ukraine's interests.

  6. Naomi Klein, Writer and Activist

    Zeinab Badawi speaks to the progressive Canadian-American writer and activist Naomi Klein.

  7. Lt General Tukur Yusuf Buratai - Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria

    Stephen Sackur talks to Nigeria's army chief, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai.

  8. Fatou Bensouda - Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

    Zeinab Badawi speaks to the prosecutor at the ICC Fatou Bensouda.

  9. Joe Lieberman - US Senator for Connecticut, 1989-2013

    Is Donald Trump fundamentally changing America's global role?

  10. Moshe Ya'alon - Israeli Minister of Defence (2013-2016)

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Moshe Ya'alon, the former Israeli defence minister.

  11. Dimitri Papadimitriou - Minister of Economy and Development, Greece

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Greece's economy minister Dimitri Papadimitriou.

  12. Thuli Madonsela - Public Protector, South Africa (2009-2016)

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's public protector until late 2016.

  13. Antonio Trillanes, Philippines Senator

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippines senator Antonio 'Sonny' Trillanes.

  14. Vladimir Yakunin, Former President of Russian Railways

    Stephen Sackur speaks to the former head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin.

  15. Alexander de Croo, deputy prime minister of Belgium

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Alexander de Croo, the deputy prime minister of Belgium.

  16. Stephen King - Economist

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Stephen King, the writer and former chief economist to HSBC bank.

  17. Jake Sullivan - Former Adviser to Hillary Clinton

    Zeinab Badawi speaks to US Democratic Party insider Jake Sullivan.

  18. Bernie Sanders, US politician

    Stephen Sackur is at the 2017 Hay Literary Festival to speak to US senator Bernie Sanders.

  19. David Shearer

    Stephen Sackur speaks to David Shearer, head of the United Nations mission in South Sudan.

  20. Dean Baquet, executive editor New York Times

    Dean Baquet of the New York Times is asked about the standards of the paper's reporting.

  21. Gilles Kepel, French political scientist and Arabist

    Stephen Sackur speaks to French academic Gilles Kepel, an expert on Islamist terrorism.

  22. Sir Suma Chakrabarti - President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

    Stephen Sackur speaks to bank president Sir Suma Chakrabarti.

  23. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu - Nigerian Minister for Petroleum Resources

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Nigeria's minister of state for petroleum resources.

  24. Julio Borges - President of the National Assembly of Venezuela

    Stephen Sackur asks if the Chavista socialist revolution is dying on its feet.

  25. Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol

    Are the cyber-crooks several steps ahead of the cyber-cops?

  26. Elif Shafak

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Turkish writer Elif Shafak, who lives much of her life in London.

  27. Charles Flanagan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland

    Stephen Sackur speaks to Ireland's foreign and trade minister Charles Flanagan.

  28. Sylvie Goulard MEP - La R茅publique en Marche

    Shaun Ley speaks to French MEP Sylvie Goulard, who has thrown her support behind Macron.

  29. Christopher Hill, former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia

    Stephen Sackur talks to American diplomat Christopher Hill.

  30. Michaela DePrince, Ballerina

    Stephen Sackur speaks to the international ballerina Michaela DePrince.

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