Peter Boehringer: Is Germany's far right in a powerful position?
Germany, Europe’s most powerful economy, will hold elections in February after the collapse of Chancellor Scholz's ruling coalition. Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Boehringer, who is a senior MP for t...
4 Joulu 202422min
Barbara Taylor Bradford: A woman of substance
Following the death of Barbara Taylor Bradford at the age of 91, another chance to listen to Stephen Sackur’s 2009 interview with the best-selling novelist. A talent for storytelling made her one of t...
2 Joulu 202422min
Liz Carr: The UK's assisted dying debate
The UK parliament is considering landmark proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. They would, if approved, establish the right for some terminally ill people to choose a medically a...
28 Marras 202422min
Aleksandar Vučić: Is Serbia looking to the West or Russia and China?
Stephen Sackur is in Belgrade for an exclusive interview with Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić. The Balkan country is at a crossroads. Does it prioritise turning westwards, doing all it can to gain...
25 Marras 202422min
Masoumeh Ebtekar: Is Iran's leadership in danger of losing its grip?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Iran’s former vice president for women and family affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar. Despite state repression, many Iranian women are still confronting restrictive laws which they lab...
19 Marras 202423min
Paddy Hill: Rebuilding after a miscarriage of justice
This month marks 50 years since 21 people were killed by the IRA in the Birmingham pub bombings. Six men, ‘The Birmingham Six’, were imprisoned for 16 years for murderous bomb attacks which they did n...
18 Marras 202422min
Sir Steve McQueen: The power of film
Stephen Sackur speaks to Steve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of films including 12 Years a Slave and Widows. Much of his work has portrayed racial injustice, and his latest film, Blitz, tells th...
15 Marras 202422min
Farah Nabulsi: Challenging imbalance in value of human life
Stephen Sackur speaks to British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi. Her latest film, The Teacher, is set in the West Bank and invites audiences to see and feel the Palestinian experience in intimate...
13 Marras 202422min
