HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Episodes to download
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Deputy Information Minister, Zimbabwe - Supa Mandiwanzira
Fri 16 May 2014
The State coffers are virtually empty, what next for Zimbabwe?
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Former Vice President of South Sudan - Riek Machar
Wed 14 May 2014
President Salva Kiir and former deputy Riek Machar sign a ceasefire but will it stick?
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Co-founder, Free Belarus Theatre - Natalia Kaliada
Mon 12 May 2014
Is drama an effective tool of resistance?
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Nobel Literature Laureate - Wole Soyinka
Fri 9 May 2014
Does a state that cannot guarantee the safety of its children have a future?
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Minister for Communications, Australia - Malcolm Turnbull
Wed 7 May 2014
Is Australia in danger of alienating friends and partners?
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Foreign Minister, Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
Fri 2 May 2014
If Yemen is a failing state, who is to blame?
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Presidential Adviser, Syrian National Coalition - Rime Allaf
Wed 30 Apr 2014
Is time running out for Syria's opposition coalition forces?
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Anti-Apartheid Activist - Ahmed Kathrada
Mon 28 Apr 2014
Has South Africa lived up to the ideals that the anti-apartheid movement fought for?
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French Fashion Designer - Jean Paul Gaultier
Fri 25 Apr 2014
Have Jean Paul Gaultier's designs contributed to the objectification of women?
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Brazilian Film-maker - Jose Padilha
Wed 23 Apr 2014
Is Padilha's dark vision of Brazil fact or fiction?
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Campaigning Widow of Pat Finucane - Geraldine Finucane
Wed 16 Apr 2014
The family of a Catholic lawyer in Northern Ireland are still waiting for a full inquiry
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Former British Army Officer - Major Richard Streatfeild
Mon 14 Apr 2014
Is it time to acknowledge failure, as the British military pull out from Afghanistan?
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Brazilian Environment Minister - Izabella Teixeria
Fri 11 Apr 2014
Agribusiness and urbanisation are threatening Brazil's rainforests. Are they safe?
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Mining CEO - Daphne Mashile Nkosi
Wed 9 Apr 2014
How far has the country's mineral wealth benefited the poorest in South Africa?
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Suspended Head of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) - Zwelinzima Vavi
Wed 2 Apr 2014
Is South Africa’s progress being held back by the powerful trade union alliance COSATU?
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Musician and Former Child Solider - Emmanuel Jal
Tue 1 Apr 2014
What lies behind the new wave of conflict in South Sudan and how can it be stopped?
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President of Zambia (1964 -1991) - Kenneth Kaunda
Mon 31 Mar 2014
What has five decades of freedom brought Zambia?
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Artistic Director/Lead Principal, English National Ballet - Tamara Rojo
Wed 26 Mar 2014
Can Tamara Rojo triumph over tradition?
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Chairman, China International Capital Corporation - Jin Liqun
Mon 24 Mar 2014
How worried should we be about the Chinese economy?
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President of Bulgaria - Rosen Plevneliev
Fri 21 Mar 2014
Can Bulgaria, and the EU as a whole, afford to get tough with Moscow?
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Spokesman for Vladimir Putin - Dmitry Peskov
Wed 19 Mar 2014
With international pressure mounting, does Russia stand to lose more than win?
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Founder, Defense Distributed - Cody Wilson
Fri 14 Mar 2014
Why use the ‘dark web’ to empower individuals and undermine big government?
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Foreign Minister of Poland - Radoslaw Sikorski
Wed 12 Mar 2014
Will EU sanctions against Russia impact on its military intervention in Ukraine?
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Premier of the Cayman Islands - Alden McLaughlin
Fri 7 Mar 2014
Are the Cayman Islands about to lose their tax haven status?
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Jerry Springer: Does he care about his show's reputation?
Wed 5 Mar 2014
A 2014 interview with the controversial TV talk show host, who has died aged 79
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President, US National Rifle Association, 2011 - 13 - David Keene
Mon 3 Mar 2014
Does the gun lobby really stand up for American values?
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Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania - Lazaro Nyalandu
Fri 28 Feb 2014
Can Tanzania's illegal ivory trade be stopped?
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Daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko - Eugenia Tymoshenko
Wed 26 Feb 2014
After the revolutionary tumult, is Yulia Tymoshenko what Ukraine needs?