
Writer and activist - Naomi Klein
Are radical policies needed to address the current ills of the US? Zeinab Badawi speaks to the progressive Canadian-American writer and activist Naomi Klein, who is calling for mass protests against P...
11 Jul 201723min

Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria - Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai
Is the Nigerian army effective in securing the country? As the stability and unity of West African nation is threatened by internal tensions, conflict and corruption, Stephen Sackur speaks to Nigeria’...
9 Jul 201723min

Prosecutor, International Criminal Court - Fatou Bensouda
HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda. The recent release of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi by the Libyan group holding him has led the ICC in T...
4 Jul 201723min

US Senator for Connecticut (1989-2013) - Joe Lieberman
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to the former US Senator, Joe Lieberman. A generation ago the first President Bush proclaimed a new world order, in which the United States would lead by example. Twen...
30 Jun 201723min

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon
Moshe Ya'alon served in the Israel Defence Force for 38 years including as Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2005. He then entered politics and served as Minister of Defence for three years until his resign...
30 Jun 201723min

Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black
Stephen Sackur speaks to the American film-maker and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for the film Milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. It’s fift...
28 Jun 201723min

Philippines Senator - Antonio Trillanes
Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippines Senator, Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes. When it comes to populist politics delivered with robust action no-one does it quite like Rodrigo Duterte, elected President of...
23 Jun 201723min

South Africa's Public Protector (2009-2016) - Thuli Madonsela
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's Public Protector until late 2016. President Zuma's grip on power in South Africa appears to be weakened. He will relinquish leadersh...
23 Jun 201723min





















