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Robbie Rogers - Footballer
Stephen Sackur speaks to Robbie Rogers, a US international footballer who plays for LA Galaxy. He broke the sport's great taboo by very publicly coming out after a spell in Engl ...
05-02-2015
BBC 2
Kailash Satyarthi And Malala Yousafzai - Joint Winners Of The Nobel Peace Prize 2014
HARDtalk speaks to the joint winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace prize, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. The judges awarded them the prize in recognition of 'their struggle a ...
11-12-2014
BBC 2
Mehmet Fatih Ceylan - Turkish Ambassador To Nato
HARDtalk speaks to Turkey's ambassador to NATO, Mehmet Fatih Ceylan. Turkey has been criticised for its failure to act against IS. Is Ankara finally ready to confront the threat?
21-10-2014
BBC 2
Sir David Tang - Founder, Shanghai Tang
With Hong Kong police now using strong-arm tactics on protesters, Stephen Sackur asks successful Hong Kong businessman Sir David Tang about the extent of Beijing's influence.
16-10-2014
BBC 2
David Miliband - Ceo, International Rescue Committee
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to former British foreign secretary David Miliband about the Middle East.
14-10-2014
BBC 2
Mathias Du00f6pfner - Ceo, Axel Springer
HARDtalk talks to Mathias Du00f6pfner, the CEO of one of Europe's most powerful publishing companies - Axel Springer. How does a traditional company thrive in the age of the int ...
09-10-2014
BBC 2
General Lord Richards - Chief Of The Defence Staff, British Armed Forces (2010-13)
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to General Lord Richards, who recently retired as Britain's top military chief.
07-10-2014
BBC 2
Lord Stern - Economist
Zeinab Badawi asks leading British climate economist Lord Nicholas Stern if global warming can be tackled without costing economic growth and prosperity.
02-10-2014
BBC 2
Jessye Norman - Opera Singer
HARDtalk speaks to Jessye Norman, acclaimed as one of the greatest singers of her generation. Born in America's segregated south, has her success helped to tear down barriers?
30-09-2014
BBC 2
Francis Fukuyama - Political Scientist
Stephen Sackur talks to Francis Fukuyama, one of America's leading political scientists. 25 years ago he concluded that liberal democracy had prevailed - how true is this today?
25-09-2014
BBC 2
Professor Susan Greenfield - Neuroscientist
Stephen Sackur speaks to Susan Greenfield, a leader in the study of degenerative brain diseases who believes our 21st-century screen habits could be doing us damage.
23-09-2014
BBC 2
Luis Moreno-ocampo - Chief Prosecutor, Icc (2003 - 2012)
HARDtalk speaks to Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who was the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor for a decade. Why has the court failed to deliver on its promise?
18-09-2014
BBC 2
Chrissie Hynde - Singer, Songwriter, And Guitarist
Stephen Sackur speaks to Chrissie Hynde, who has one of the most distinctive voices in rock music and a record of success going back to the late 1970s.
11-09-2014
BBC 2
Giorgi Margvelashvili
How far should Nato go in protecting countries that are not members of the alliance, like Ukraine? HARDtalk speaks to President Giorgi Margvelashvili of Georgia.
04-09-2014
BBC 2
Yuval Steinitz - Minister Of Intelligence, Israel
With a ceasefire now in place in Gaza, what exactly did Operation Protective Edge achieve? Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel's Minister of Intelligence, Yuval Steinitz.
28-08-2014
BBC 2
20/08/2014
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur talks to Bishop Angaelos of the Egyptian Coptic Church.
26-08-2014
BBC 2
Ali Khedery - Special Assistant To The Us Ambassador To Iraq, 2003-2009
HARDtalk speaks to Ali Khedery, a former adviser to a string of American ambassadors in Baghdad. Does the United States have the ability to impose its will on the Middle East?
21-08-2014
BBC 2
Dr Mads Gilbert - Doctor And Activist
Mads Gilbert is an outspoken political activist on behalf of the Palestinian cause. Does this interfere with his work as a medic and humanitarian? He talks to Zeinab Badawi.
19-08-2014
BBC 2
Hardtalk On The Road: Moldova
HARDtalk is in Moldova, a long-neglected corner of Europe now caught up in a trial of strength between Russia and the European Union. Stephen Sackur explores the situation.
07-08-2014
BBC 2
Karl Von Habsburg
As the world commemorates the start of the First World War Stephen Sackur speaks to Karl von Habsburg - grandson of the last of the Habsburg emperors.
05-08-2014
BBC 2
Ama Ata Aidoo - Author
HARDtalk speaks to the acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, author of such books as The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes, about the western perception of African women.
22-07-2014
BBC 2
Chris Packham - Naturalist And Wildlife Filmmaker
Stephen Sackur speaks to Chris Packham, one of Britain's best-known campaigners for wildlife protection. Is it time to radically rethink man's relationship with the natural world?
15-07-2014
BBC 2
Osama Hamdan - Hamas Spokesman For International Relations
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Osama Hamdan, the Hamas spokesman for international relations.
10-07-2014
BBC 2
Carl Bildt - Swedish Foreign Minister
As the European Parliament selects a new set of officials, HARDtalk speaks to one of the EU's most experienced politicians, Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt.
08-07-2014
BBC 2
Patrick Honohan - Governor, Central Bank Of Ireland
HARDtalk speaks to Patrick Honohan, governor of Ireland's central bank. Growth has returned, optimism is on the rise, but is it justified?
03-07-2014
BBC 2
Deirdre Mccloskey - Economic Historian
Is rising inequality the sickness that could yet kill capitalism? The influential American economist Deirdre McCloskey thinks that is to misunderstand 300 years of global growth.
01-07-2014
BBC 2
Anthony Loyd - War Correspondent
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to Anthony Loyd, a war correspondent who was shot and seriously injured in Syria.
26-06-2014
BBC 2
Aubrey De Grey - Chief Science Officer And Co-founder Of The Sens Foundation
Stephen Sackur speaks to a scientist and futurologist who believes that biotechnology will soon be able to eliminate aging in humans. Is his vision inspiring, daft, or dangerous?
24-06-2014
BBC 2
Thomas Piketty - Economist
Stephen Sackur talks to French economist Thomas Piketty, whose book Capital in the 21st Century has become an unlikely international bestseller.
19-06-2014
BBC 2
David Lachapelle - Photographer
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities. Stephen Sackur speaks to David LaChapelle, one of the most successful fashion and celebrity photographers of the last thirty years.
17-06-2014
BBC 2
Carolyn Mccall - Ceo, Easyjet
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to Carolyn McCall, the CEO of the low cost airline easyJet.
12-06-2014
BBC 2
Jack Straw - British Foreign Secretary (2001 - 2006)
Stephen Sackur speaks to veteran Labour MP Jack Straw, asking whether Labour Party leader Ed Miliband is in tune with voters and capable of winning the 2015 general election.
10-06-2014
BBC 2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Author
As Nigeria emerges as a powerful economy, it is beset by conflict. Stephen Sackur asks acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie how she sees her country's future.
05-06-2014
BBC 2
Doyin Okupe - Senior Adviser To Nigeria's President
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur talks to Doyin Okupe, a senior adviser to Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan.
03-06-2014
BBC 2
Professor Sergey Karaganov - Advisor To The Presidential Administration Of Russia, 2001 - 2013
Stephen Sackur asks one of President Putin's influential former advisors about the next stage of Russia's apparent neo-imperialist foreign policy after developments in Crimea.
29-05-2014
BBC 2
Hardtalk On The Road - South Sudan
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Hardtalk is in South Sudan as efforts are made to end a civil conflict which threatens humanitarian catastrophe.
27-05-2014
BBC 2
Natalia Kaliada - Co-founder, Free Belarus Theatre
Interviews with newsmakers from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to Natalia Kaliada, a Belarussian who has refused to be cowed by President Lukashenko's iron fist.
22-05-2014
BBC 2
Salva Kiir Mayardit - President Of South Sudan
In Juba, Stephen Sackur talks to the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. A ceasefire has been agreed between his government and rebel forces led by his former deputy.
20-05-2014
BBC 2
Viggo Mortensen - Actor
Zeinab Badawi talks to actor Viggo Mortensen about diversity in global culture. What is his view of the effect of Hollywood, coming as he does from a multi-cultural background?
15-05-2014
BBC 2
Riek Machar - Former Vice President Of South Sudan
Interviews with newsmakers from across the globe. Stephen Sackur speaks to Riek Machar, former vice president of South Sudan, in Addis Ababa.
13-05-2014
BBC 2
Makaziwe Mandela - Daughter Of Nelson Mandela
Ahead of the first elections since the death of Nelson Mandela, Zeinab Badawi speaks to Makaziwe Mandela, his eldest child. Does the party Mandela loved, the ANC, deserve to win?
08-05-2014
BBC 2
Malcolm Turnbull - Minister For Communications, Australia
Stephen Sackur talks to Malcolm Turnbull, communications minister in Tony Abbott's right-of-centre Australian government. Is Australia in danger of alienating friends?
06-05-2014
BBC 2