HARDtalk Podcast
1) Philippe Sands: Is international justice working?
When the first Nuremberg trial of Nazi war criminals came to an end, the ground-breaking international tribunal handed down 12 death sentences. Seventy-five years on, is the world any better at delive...Show More
2) Sir Salman Rushdie: writing fiction in a time of lies
Writing fiction in a time of lies. James Coomarasamy speaks to acclaimed author Sir Salman Rushdie as he publishes his first work of fiction since surviving a near-fatal attack in 2022, by a man armed...Show More
3) Nhial Deng Nhial: ‘South Sudan is being run down’
‘There's basically a total failure of governance. Nothing is working. There is very serious political instability that has actually manifested itself in violence all across the country.’James Copnall ...Show More
4) Sir Bradley Wiggins: I couldn’t see hope or joy
There were periods when I couldn’t see any hope or joy.Anna Foster speaks to British cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins in a deeply personal interview.The first Briton to win the Tour de France, he ...Show More
5) Edward Enninful, former editor of British Vogue: fashion has to be more inclusive
‘Fashion has to be more inclusive, it has to speak to people outside the normal demographic’BBC presenter Amol Rajan speaks to Ghanaian-born Edward Enninful, who rose to the pinnacle of fashion in Bri...Show More
6) Sir Philip Pullman: fantasy can be unsatisfactory
‘A lot of the fantasy that I have read is unsatisfactory for me because it's not interested in psychology, it's not interested how people think or feel’Katie Razzall speaks to renowned British author ...Show More
7) Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder: We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust
‘We’re living in an era of a massive lowering of trust’Shaun Ley speaks to Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, one of the most visited websites in the world.He talks about how to trust in a digital ...Show More
8) Kamala Harris on her 107-day presidential bid
‘I am not done. I have lived my entire career a life of service and it's in my bones and there are many ways to serve. I have not decided yet what I will do in the future beyond what I'm doing right n...Show More
9) David Grossman: isolating Israel is not the answer
‘To isolate Israel or to punish Israel will be the most irresponsible and unacceptable step to boycott Israel, for example. I think it's a huge mistake, because what we need is a dialogue.’Tim Franks ...Show More
10) Dr Vivek Murthy: loneliness is public health risk
‘There are real consequences to our physical and mental health’Katty Kay speaks to Dr Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon-General about the challenge posed by loneliness and isolation in the modern world....Show More