Michael Sandel – Political Philosopher
Tim Franks speaks to Michael Sandel, a philosopher with the global profile of a rock star. His argument that markets are increasingly entering all parts of life and are becoming more and more destruct...
25 Kesä 201323min
Mehmet Simsek - Finance Minister, Turkey
Following the response to the anti-government demonstrations, critics at home and abroad are pointing to an increasingly authoritarian style of political leadership in Turkey. Why have protests erupte...
24 Kesä 201323min
Ayad Allawi – Former Prime Minister of Iraq
More than a thousand people were killed in violence in Iraq last month according to the United Nations. The country appears to be dividing along religious lines, not helped by its neighbour Syria's de...
19 Kesä 201323min
Martin Amis – Author
Stephen Sackur speaks to Martin Amis, an author who was pigeon-holed early in his career as the ‘enfant terrible’ of the British literary world. Four decades on, he remains one of the most successful ...
16 Kesä 201323min
Ivo Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO
He’s European by birth; an American citizen by choice. But are those two outlooks becoming increasingly hard to reconcile? There’s tension over US surveillance that could affect Europeans; and a divis...
14 Kesä 201323min
Mo Ibrahim – Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Shaun Ley speaks to Mo Ibrahim, creator of the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. His Index of African Governance suggests generally things are getting better. But some worry that Ch...
12 Kesä 201323min
Jean-François Copé – President, UMP Party, France
France is one of the political heavyweights of the European Union, a key world economy and a major global player. Hardtalk speaks to Jean-François Copé, the leader of the UMP, the main opposition part...
9 Kesä 201323min
Pierre Krähenbühl - Director of Operations, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pulling some of its international staff out of Afghanistan, following a murderous attack on its Jalalabad compound. It's an unprecedented move in...
7 Kesä 201323min
