HARDtalk Episodes Episode guide
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Gillian Slovo, Author and Playwright
Stephen Sackur speaks to Gillian Slovo. Has her writing exorcised demons?
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Alexander Stubb - President of Finland
Stephen Sackur is in Helsinki to speak to the president of Finland Alexander Stubb.
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Sir Ron Dennis - Founder, McLaren Group
Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Ron Dennis, founder of the McLaren Group.
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Bill Blair - Minister of National Defence, Canada
Stephen Sackur speaks to Canada's defence minister Bill Blair.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis - Foreign Minister, Lithuania
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lithuania’s foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
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Jonathan Haidt – Social Psychologist and Author
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jonathan Haidt, the American social psychologist.
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Mihai Popșoi – Deputy Prime Minister, Moldova
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mihai Popșoi, deputy prime minister of Moldova.
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Ami Ayalon - Former Director, Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet)
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ami Ayalon, former chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency.
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Naftali Bennett - Former Prime Minister of Israel
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former prime minister Naftali Bennett.
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Ama Ata Aidoo - Author
Zeinab Badawi speaks to acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aido.
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David Beasley – Executive Director, World Food Programme
Sarah Montague speaks to David Beasley, the outgoing head of the World Food Programme.
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Bogdan Aurescu – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
Stephen Sackur speaks to foreign minister of Romania, Bogdan Aurescu.
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Petr Pavel – President of Czech Republic
Stephen Sackur speaks to Petr Pavel, the newly elected president of the Czech Republic.
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Evgeny Popov, Member of Russia's State Duma
Stephen Sackur speaks to Russian MP and pro-Kremlin TV host Evgeny Popov.
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James Daunt - Bookseller
Stephen Sackur speaks to the hugely successful bookseller James Daunt.
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Mustafa Barghouti
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti.
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Roxane Gay, Writer
Stephen speaks to Roxane Gay. How scary is the level of self-exposure in her writing?
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Simcha Rothman, Chair of Israeli Parliament’s Law Committee
Israeli politician Simcha Rothman talks about the Netanyahu government’s legal reforms.
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Sergei Pugachev – Former Russian Politician and Businessman
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Russian politician and businessman Sergei Pugachev.
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Notis Mitarachi, Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister
Stephen Sackur speaks to Greece’s migration minister Notis Mitarachi.
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Félix Maradiaga – Former Nicaraguan Presidential Candidate
Stephen Sackur speaks to Félix Maradiaga, the former Nicaraguan presidential candidate.
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Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief, Dozhd
Stephen Sackur speaks to Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of Dozhd.
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Ece Temelkuran, Turkish Writer
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ece Temelkuran, prominent exiled Turkish writer.
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Olesya Khromeychuk, Ukrainian Historian and Writer
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukrainian historian Olesya Khromeychuk.
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Dr Stefanie Green - Assisted Dying Physician
Stephen Sackur speaks to Dr Stefanie Green, an advocate for Canada’s assisted dying laws.
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16/02/2023
Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
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Mick Lynch – General Secretary RMT union
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mick Lynch, leader of Britain’s biggest rail union the RMT.
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Kenneth Roth - Executive Director, Human Rights Watch (1993-2022)
Why is the fight for human rights being lost in so many places?
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Kira Rudik MP – Leader of Ukraine’s Golos Party
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik, leader of the opposition party Golos.
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Waris Dirie – Model and Activist
Stephen Sackur speaks to Waris Dirie, the Somali-born model, writer and activist.