HARDtalk Episodes Episode guide
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11/01/2023 GMT
Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
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Danny Danon - Member of Israel’s Knesset (Likud)
Stephen Sackur speaks to Danny Danon, Israeli MP and former ambassador at the UN.
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Boris Bondarev - Former Russian diplomat
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev.
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11/01/2022 GMT
Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
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Eddie Marsan - Actor
Stephen Sackur speaks to the actor Eddie Marsan.
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Waheed Arian - Doctor and Author
Stephen Sackur interviews Waheed Arian, who fled war in Afghanistan and is now a doctor.
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Bryan Stevenson - founder and executive director Equal Justice Initiative
Stephen Sackur speaks to American civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
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Fawad Chaudhry - Senior Vice President, Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf
Stephen Sackur speaks to Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistan's former Information minister.
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Nureldin Satti - Sudanese ambassador to the US, 2020-2021
Stephen Sackur speaks to Sudanese diplomat Nureldin Satti.
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11/04/2024
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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Job Sikhala – Zimbabwean Opposition Politician
Stephen Sackur speaks to Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala.
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Evgenia Kara-Murza - Russian activist and wife of jailed dissident
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Russian opposition activist Evgenia Kara-Murza.
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Laurence Tribe - Professor Emeritus, Harvard Law School
Law professor Laurence Tribe contends that the US system of government is in peril.
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09/04/2024
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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Humza Yousaf - First Minister of Scotland
Stephen Sackur speaks to Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf.
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20/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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19/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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18/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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17/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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13/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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12/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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11/03/2025
In-depth interviews with key figures from politics, culture, business and sport.
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Roger Carstens - US Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (2020-25)
Did the hostage deals he struck from Russia to Iran risk making the problem worse?
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Volker Türk - UN Commissioner for Human Rights
Volker Türk says we are at risk of sleepwalking into a dystopian future.
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Badiucao - Artist
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Chinese dissident artist Badiucao.
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Lord Sumption – Former Justice of the UK Supreme Court
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former senior judge, barrister and writer Lord Sumption.
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Victoria Spartz – US Congresswoman for Indiana (Republican)
Stephen Sackur speaks to US congresswoman Victoria Spartz, who was born in Ukraine.
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N. Ram, Director of The Hindu Group
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of India’s most influential media voices, N. Ram. (R)
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Laila Soueif and Sanaa Seif – Mother and Sister of Jailed British-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Stephen Sackur speaks to the mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a political prisoner in Egypt.
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Jake Sullivan - National Security Adviser to President Biden, 2021-2025
Stephen Sackur meets Jake Sullivan, former National Security Adviser to President Biden.