HARDtalk Episodes Episode guide
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Jack Straw
Stephen Sackur talks to veteran MP Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary from 2001 - 2006.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Stephen Sackur speaks to the highly acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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Doyin Okupe
Stephen Sackur talks to Doyin Okupe, a senior adviser to the Nigeria's President.
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Christian Purslow
Stephen Sackur meets Christian Purslow, former managing director of Liverpool FC.
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Sergey Karaganov
Stephen Sackur speaks to Sergey Karaganov, an advisor to President Putin until 2013.
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Kizza Besigye
Zeinab Badawi talks to Kizza Besigye, former leader of the main Ugandan opposition party.
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Professor Christoph Schmidt
Zeinab Badawi meets Christoph Schmidt, Chair of the German Council of Economic Experts.
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HARDtalk On The Road: South Sudan
Stephen Sackur is on the road in South Sudan. Why have things gone so wrong, so quickly?
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Urmas Paet
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Urmas Paet, Foreign Minister of Estonia.
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Salva Kiir
Stephen Sackur talks to President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir.
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Victoria Nuland
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Victoria Nuland, US Assistant Secretary of State.
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Laurent Fabius
Sarah Montague speaks to the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
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Viggo Mortensen
Zeinab Badawi speaks to award winning film star, Viggo Mortensen.
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Supa Mandiwanzira
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Supa Mandiwanzira, Zimbabwe's Deputy Information Minister.
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Riek Machar
Stephen Sackur talks to Riek Machar in Addis Ababa.
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Natalia Kaliada
Stephen Sackur speaks to Natalia Kaliada, co-founder of the Belarus Free Theatre.
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Wole Soyinka
Shaun Ley speaks to Nigeria's most prominent writer, Wole Soyinka.
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Makaziwe Mandela
Zeinab Badawi is in Soweto to speak to Makaziwe Mandela, Nelson Mandela's eldest child.
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Malcolm Turnbull
Stephen Sackur speaks to Australian communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull.
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Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
Stephen Sackur speaks to Yemen's veteran foreign minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi.
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Jeremy Rifkin
Stephen Sackur speaks to economist and author, Jeremy Rifkin.
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Rime Allaf
Shaun Ley speaks to Rime Allaf, Presidential Adviser of the Syrian National Coalition.
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Ahmed Kathrada
Sarah Montague meets Ahmed Kathrada, one of the big names of the anti-apartheid struggle.
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Romario
From Brazil, Stephen Sackur meets footballer turned Socialist politician Romario.
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Boris Nemtsov and Strobe Talbott
Stephen Sackur talks to Boris Nemtsov and Strobe Talbott about the crisis in Ukraine.
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Jan Kubis
Stephen Sackur speaks to the UN's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Jan Kubis.
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Geraldine Finucane
Stephen Sackur talks to Geraldine Finucane, campaigning widow of Pat Finucane.
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Jean Paul Gaultier
From 2014, Zeinab Badawi speaks to French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Major Richard Streatfeild
Stephen Sackur speaks to Major Richard Streatfeild. Was the war in Afghanistan a failure?
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Jose Padilha
Stephen Sackur speaks to successful and controversial Brazilian film maker, Jose Padilha.