Author and Columnist - Alaa al-Aswany
Whatever happened to the Egyptian revolution? Those heady days of people power in Tahrir square now seem like a collective delusion. A military strong man is back in power, President Mubarak has been ...
8 Des 201423min
Writer and Academic - Cornel West
Around the world the election of Barack Obama to the White House was seen as a watershed moment for race relations in America. The first black man to be president was taken as the symbol of a new post...
5 Des 201423min
UN Special Co-ordinator, Middle East Peace Process - Robert Serry
Israelis and Palestinians seem to have given up on the idea of negotiating a compromise peace. From Jerusalem to Gaza mutual mistrust is deep and getting deeper. Israel's unilateral approach is embodi...
3 Des 201423min
Crime Writer - James Ellroy
Hardtalk speaks to the man who has been called America’s greatest living crime writer. Through works such as the Black Dalia and LA Confidential, James Ellroy has created a uniquely dark portrait of A...
1 Des 201423min
Former Senior Adviser to the State Department - Vali Nasr
Have the United States and Iran blown their best chance of striking a deal to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons in exchange for a lifting of sanctions? And, is it now only a matter of time before Ir...
28 Nov 201423min
President of Pakistan, 2001-2008 - Pervez Musharraf
Hardtalk speaks to Pervez Musharraf, former army chief and president of Pakistan. He thought he could ride a wave of popular support back into power on his return to Pakistan. Instead, he found himsel...
26 Nov 201423min
Infectious Diseases Specialist - Geraldine O’Hara
Ebola is wreaking havoc on three west African nations - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The official death toll is beyond 5000, the real victim-count is almost certainly much higher. The virus bring...
24 Nov 201423min
Sir Nicholas Winton
Sir Nicholas Winton is now 105 years old, when he was just 29 he helped rescue more than 600 mostly Jewish children from Nazi persecution in Czechoslovakia. He hates being labelled a hero, but Sir Nic...
21 Nov 201423min
