HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko - Eugenia Tymoshenko
Wed 26 Feb 2014
After the revolutionary tumult, is Yulia Tymoshenko what Ukraine needs?
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Minister for Economy, Israel - Naftali Bennett
Mon 24 Feb 2014
Just how stable and sustainable is Israel's coalition government?
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Kenyan Author - Binyavanga Wainaina
Fri 21 Feb 2014
After publicly 'coming out', can Binyavanaga Wainaina change attitudes to homesexuality?
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Palestinian Authority Chief Negotiator - Saeb Erekat
Wed 19 Feb 2014
Is Palestine approaching a defining moment or a dead end?
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Chairman Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars - Dieter Zetsche
Mon 17 Feb 2014
Daimler has a proud reputation, but does it have a bright future?
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Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA - Allen Ault
Fri 14 Feb 2014
Allen Ault spent years as head of death row. Why does he now oppose the death penalty?
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Wimbledon Champion 2013 - Marion Bartoli
Wed 12 Feb 2014
Marion Bartoli is retiring at the age of 28 but can she never imagine competing again?
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President, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace - Cardinal Peter Turkson
Mon 10 Feb 2014
Cardinal Peter Turkson calls for financial reforms and action against poverty
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British Foreign Secretary - William Hague
Fri 7 Feb 2014
What are the principles that drive Britain's foreign policy?
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Secretary, All India Progressive Women鈥檚 Association - Kavita Krishnan
Wed 5 Feb 2014
Is India becoming a safer, more equal society for women?
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Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq for Energy - Hussain Al-Shahristani
Mon 3 Feb 2014
Ten years on from the fall of Saddam Hussein, is Iraq close to tearing itself apart?
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Archbishop of Canterbury - Justin Welby
Fri 31 Jan 2014
Can he help heal the divisions in conflict ridden countries such as South Sudan?
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Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir - Omar Abdullah
Wed 29 Jan 2014
Is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace not conflict?
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Finance Minister of India - Palaniappan Chidambaram
Mon 27 Jan 2014
India has experienced unprecedented growth. Why does poverty persist?
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Finance Minister of Cyprus - Harris Georgiades
Fri 24 Jan 2014
Austerity, poverty and a shrinking economy - can Georgiades be optimistic for Cyprus?
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Former Minister, Freedom and Justice Party, Egypt - Yehia Hamed
Wed 22 Jan 2014
Is the Muslim Brotherhood in danger of encouraging the violence it professes to abhor?
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British Energy and Climate Change Secretary - Ed Davey
Mon 20 Jan 2014
If we want clean, green and affordable energy, what role should fracking have?
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US Defence Secretary, 2006 - 2011 - Robert Gates
Fri 17 Jan 2014
Are revelations about the Obama presidency in Robert Gates' memoirs an act of disloyalty?
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President of the European Court of Human Rights - Dean Spielmann
Wed 15 Jan 2014
Is the European Court of Human Rights an infringement on national sovereignty?
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UN Rapporteur, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights - Ben Emmerson QC
Mon 13 Jan 2014
Will drone strikes and other counter terrorist measures simply breed more terror?
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Director of Public Prosecutions, 2008鈥�2013 - Keir Starmer QC
Fri 10 Jan 2014
Is the English judicial system - the laws and courts - really fit for purpose?
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Giles Duley 鈥� Photographer
Wed 8 Jan 2014
After a landmine blew off both of his legs and arm, how does Giles Duley see the world?
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CEO, Syngenta - Mike Mack
Mon 6 Jan 2014
Does the future of farming lie in bioscience and genetic manipulation?
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World Champion Cyclist - Mark Cavendish
Mon 23 Dec 2013
Has cycling cleaned up its act and thrown out the cheats?
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Artist Jeremy Deller
Fri 20 Dec 2013
He is a visual artist who can't paint or draw - so what is at the heart of his vision?
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Chairman and CEO of Total- Christophe de Margerie
Wed 18 Dec 2013
Europe and the challenges of economic competitiveness, climate change and energy security
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Douglas Alexander 鈥� Labour Chief Foreign Policy Spokesman
Mon 16 Dec 2013
Does Labour have a compelling vision of Britain鈥檚 role in the international arena?
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Director General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - Ahmet 脺z眉mc眉
Fri 13 Dec 2013
The OPCW has won the Nobel Peace Prize but can the organisation achieve peace in Syria?
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South African Rugby Team Captain, 1993 - 1996: Francois Pienaar
Wed 11 Dec 2013
Are hope and optimism is still alive for the 'Rainbow Nation'?
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Republican Senator, Florida - Marco Rubio
Mon 9 Dec 2013
Do the Republicans have what it takes to win a national election?
