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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...
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Karol Nawrocki, Polish President: Europe has lost its way
Nick Robinson speaks to Polish President Karol Nawrocki about Trump, Russia and the future of Europe.
A historian and a boxer by background, he...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: US military action is a real threat
I do believe US military action is a real threat, and the prospect of removing it depends on the ongoing conversations.
The BBC’s South Americ...
Baroness Arminka Helic: Preventing sexual violence in war
We are in a new era where human rights have been replaced by trade and big businesses and they have almost entirely depleted our ability to show human...
Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii: archaeology is the most democratic form of history
Michael Berkeley speaks to Gabriel Zuchtreigel, Director of Pompeii in Southern Italy, one of the world’s most important archaeological sites.
H...
Mustafa Suleyman, Artificial Intelligence pioneer: people should be healthily afraid of AI
BBC presenter Amol Rajan speaks to the British artificial intelligence entrepreneur Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive of Microsoft AI.
He believ...
Nigel Casey, UK ambassador to Russia: no communication is extremely dangerous
Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, speaks to Nigel Casey, the UK’s ambassador to Russia, about the challenges of working in Moscow on behalf of...
Actor Diego Calva: Latin America is more than violence, salsa music and food
“In Latin America, we have way more than violence, we're more than salsa as our music, or food, or culture. It's a pleasure and a responsibility to sh...
2025 on The Interview
2025 on The Interview
A special episode of The Interview, featuring three of the most compelling conversations from 2025.
The Arch...
2025 on The Interview
2025 on The Interview
A special episode of The Interview, featuring three of the most compelling conversations from 2025.
...
KPop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho: I was born in America, but wasn’t seen as American
‘Being born in America, feeling American, but having people treat me like I'm not.’
Chi Chi Izundu speaks to Korean American actor Arden Cho, st...
Audrey Tang: bringing digital diplomacy to the world
Audrey Tang speaks to BBC Technology editor, Zoe Kleinman about technology, democracy and community.
Named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential...
Jordan Bardella, National Rally leader: France must control immigration
‘I do not see France as a country that must be closed. But I believe we must control immigration.’
Nick Robinson speaks to National Rally leader...
Jacinda Ardern: why world leaders need empathy
BBC presenter Kylie Pentelow speaks to Dame Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former Prime Minister about the importance of empathetic leadership in the t...
Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister: we’re pushing hard to end Sudan conflict
‘We are pushing very hard to end this and preserve the future of Sudan’
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, d...
Patti Smith: artists have a responsibility to speak up
Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media editor, speaks to American singer-songwriter Patti Smith during her UK tour marking the 50th anniversary of...
Melanie Perkins, Canva CEO: from information to imagination
Zoe Kleinman, the BBC’s Technology editor, speaks to Canva CEO Melanie Perkins about the current tech and AI revolution that is transforming the inter...
Anika Wells, Communications Minister: Australia’s social media ban
“This is giving parents another weapon in their arsenal for their lives and for the happiness and mental wellbeing of their children.”
Katy Wats...
Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary: Do not make that boat crossing
Nick Robinson speaks to Shabana Mahmood, British Home Secretary, about her far-reaching proposals to shake up the UK immigration system, designed to m...
Sir Nick Clegg: social media’s power paradox
Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Minister of the UK and, more recently, former President of Global Affairs at Meta - about bi...
Twinkle Khanna: Indian women’s aspirations have changed
‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’
Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle...
Sundar Pichai CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
“The current state of the art AI technology is prone to some errors… you have to learn to use these tools for what they are good at, and not blindly t...
Sir Anthony Hopkins: I turn turmoil into energy
‘So-called turmoil or shortcomings in my life? I turn them into power or energy’
Best known for playing the serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in...
Noura Erekat, Palestinian-American humans rights lawyer and professor
BBC North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal speaks to Noura Erakat, Palestinian-American human rights attorney and professor at Rutgers University.
Brandi Carlile, singer-songwriter: I believe in the separation of church and state
‘I believe so profoundly in the separation of church and state, and in the dangers of theocracy creeping into the corners of a democracy’
BBC Mu...
Maria Alyokhina, Russian punk activist: The price of political art was prison
Vitaly Shevchenko speaks to Maria Alyokhina, founding member of the Russian punk activist group Pussy Riot, about the power and the price of protest.<...
Sir Salman Rushdie: writing fiction in a time of lies
James Coomarasamy speaks to acclaimed author Sir Salman Rushdie as he publishes his first work of fiction since surviving a near-fatal attack in 2022,...
Nhial Deng Nhial: ‘South Sudan is being run down’
‘There's basically a total failure of governance. Nothing is working. There is very serious political instability that has actually manifested itself...
Sir Bradley Wiggins: I couldn’t see hope or joy
''There were periods when I couldn’t see any hope or joy,'' says British cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins in a deeply personal interview with Anna...
Edward Enninful, former editor of British Vogue: fashion has to be more inclusive
‘Fashion has to be more inclusive, it has to speak to people outside the normal demographic’
BBC presenter Amol Rajan speaks to Ghanaian-born Ed...
Sir Philip Pullman: fantasy can be unsatisfactory
‘A lot of the fantasy that I have read is unsatisfactory for me because it's not interested in psychology, it's not interested how people think or fee...
Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder: We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust
‘We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust’
Shaun Ley speaks to Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, one of the most visited websit...
Kamala Harris on her 107-day presidential bid
‘I am not done. I have lived my entire career a life of service and it's in my bones and there are many ways to serve. I have not decided yet what I w...
David Grossman: isolating Israel is not the answer
‘To isolate Israel or to punish Israel will be the most irresponsible and unacceptable step to boycott Israel, for example. I think it's a huge mistak...
Dr Vivek Murthy: loneliness is public health risk
‘There are real consequences to our physical and mental health’
Katty Kay speaks to Dr Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon-General about the challen...
Jamie Dimon, head of US bank JP Morgan Chase: I am worried about the global economy
I am worried about the global economy
Simon Jack, BBC Business Editor speaks to global financial titan Jamie Dimon. He’s the Chief Executive and...
Malala Yousafzai, global education campaigner: I did not know who I was
I was 15 years old and I did not know who I was
Madina Maishanu speaks to Malala Yousafzai, the global education activist, about the public life...
Duma Boko, President of Botswana: the world will listen to Africa
The world will have to listen to Africa
Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Botswana’s President Duma Boko about his plans to reinvigorate the economy, tak...
Bjorn Borg: I’ve always been a private person
Born in 1956 in the Swedish capital, Borg’s lifelong association with tennis began when his father won a full-size racket at a local table tennis tour...
Chris Wright, US Energy Secretary : the problem with climate alarmism
Justin Rowlatt speaks to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright about his belief that the threat from climate change is exaggerated. It is a view shared by...
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia : Somalia has a serious security challenge
Somalia has a serious security challenge
Paul Njie speaks to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, about ongoing efforts to achieve secur...