HARDtalk podcast

HARDtalk

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

 

#1747

HARDtalk: Basem Naim Senior Hamas official

Sarah Montague speaks to Basem Naim, a senior political figure in Hamas. Its violence and ... more

29 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:57

29 Jan 2025


#1746

Mouaz Moustafa: Will Syrians get justice?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Mouaz Moustafa, founder of the US-based Syrian Emergency Task For... more

24 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:58

24 Jan 2025


#1745

Ehud Olmert: This war must end now

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. He is a fierce critic ... more

22 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:57

22 Jan 2025


#1744

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Is Putin vulnerable?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Vladimir Kara-Murza, the anti-Putin activist who was twice poison... more

15 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:57

15 Jan 2025


#1743

Asif Kapadia: Pushing the boundaries of film-making

Sarah Montague speaks to award-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia. His latest film 2073 combi... more

13 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:58

13 Jan 2025


#1742

Alice Edwards: Is it possible to eradicate torture?

Sarah Montague speaks to Alice Edwards, the UN special rapporteur on torture. It’s been 40... more

10 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:58

10 Jan 2025


#1741

Alan Hollinghurst: How has Britain changed since the 1980s?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the British novelist Alan Hollinghurst, author of Our Evenings an... more

08 Jan 2025

22 MINS

22:58

08 Jan 2025


#1740

HARDtalk - 2024 Review

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur looks back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024 in his... more

23 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:59

23 Dec 2024


#1739

Dmytro Kuleba: What are Ukraine's options?

Stephen Sackur speaks to former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba. Russian forces a... more

20 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:58

20 Dec 2024


#1738

Marty Baron: Is mainstream media in terminal decline?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the former editor of the Washington Post, Marty Baron. Donald Tru... more

18 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:57

18 Dec 2024


#1737

Terumi Tanaka: Is nuclear war unthinkable?

Stephen Sackur is in Oslo for an exclusive interview with 92-year-old Terumi Tanaka who su... more

13 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:57

13 Dec 2024


#1736

Mark Alford: Is America ready for Trump 2.0?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Republican congressman and Trump loyalist Mark Alford. The presid... more

06 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:57

06 Dec 2024


#1735

Arab Barghouthi: Will his father shape Palestinians' future?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Arab Barghouthi. His father, Marwan, is serving life for murder i... more

05 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:58

05 Dec 2024


#1734

Peter Boehringer: Is Germany's far right in a powerful position?

Germany, Europe’s most powerful economy, will hold elections in February after the collaps... more

04 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:58

04 Dec 2024


#1733

Barbara Taylor Bradford: A woman of substance

Following the death of Barbara Taylor Bradford at the age of 91, another chance to listen ... more

02 Dec 2024

22 MINS

22:58

02 Dec 2024


#1732

Liz Carr: The UK's assisted dying debate

The UK parliament is considering landmark proposals to legalise assisted dying in England ... more

28 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:58

28 Nov 2024


#1731

Aleksandar Vučić: Is Serbia looking to the West or Russia and China?

Stephen Sackur is in Belgrade for an exclusive interview with Serbia’s President Aleksanda... more

25 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:58

25 Nov 2024


#1730

Masoumeh Ebtekar: Is Iran's leadership in danger of losing its grip?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Iran’s former vice president for women and family affairs, Masoum... more

19 Nov 2024

23 MINS

23:01

19 Nov 2024


#1729

Paddy Hill: Rebuilding after a miscarriage of justice

This month marks 50 years since 21 people were killed by the IRA in the Birmingham pub bom... more

18 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:58

18 Nov 2024


#1728

Sir Steve McQueen: The power of film

Stephen Sackur speaks to Steve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of films including 12 Y... more

15 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:57

15 Nov 2024


#1727

Farah Nabulsi: Challenging imbalance in value of human life

Stephen Sackur speaks to British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi. Her latest film, The... more

13 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:56

13 Nov 2024


#1726

Edmund Bartlett: Does Jamaica have a security problem?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett. While the island ... more

11 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:57

11 Nov 2024


#1725

Jason Jones: How can you change cultural attitudes?

Allan Little speaks to the Trinidadian human rights activist Jason Jones. He is campaignin... more

08 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:58

08 Nov 2024


#1724

Andrei Kelin: Is Vladimir Putin reshaping geopolitics?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia’s ambassador in London, Andrei Kelin. Thanks to the war in... more

04 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:58

04 Nov 2024


#1723

Fred Fleitz: What would Donald Trump's foreign policy look like?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Fred Fleitz, a national security official in Donald Trump’s first... more

01 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:56

01 Nov 2024


#1722

Diane Foley: Bringing detained Americans home

Stephen Sackur talks to Diane Foley, whose son James was kidnapped by the Islamic State gr... more

30 Oct 2024

22 MINS

22:57

30 Oct 2024


#1721

Chris Murphy: Is Kamala Harris a candidate for change?

Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to Democratic Party Senator Chris Murphy. In t... more

28 Oct 2024

22 MINS

22:58

28 Oct 2024