Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan - Omar Zakhilwal
Stephen Sackur speaks to Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Omar Zakhilwal. When Ashraf Ghani became president of Afghanistan two years ago he talked of new diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan, ai...
8 Aug 201623min
Hardtalk - Babatunde Fashola
Stephen Sackur talks to Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister for Power, Works and Housing. Will his country ever realise its full potential?
4 Aug 201623min
Former CIA agent - Sabrina de Sousa
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sabrina de Sousa, an ex-CIA spy who faces extradition from Portugal to Italy to serve a prison sentence for her alleged role in a CIA extraordinary rendition case when an Egypt...
1 Aug 201623min
Shahbaz Taseer - Former Hostage, 2011-2016
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Shahbaz Taseer, Pakistani businessman, recently released by the Taliban after nearly five years of captivity, during which he endured constant torture. He is the son of the for...
27 Jul 201623min
TV and Film Producer - Tony Garnett
Stephen Sackur talks to the film and TV producer Tony Garnett . Watching TV is something pretty much all of us do for news, sport and entertainment, but how much of what we stare at on the box do we a...
27 Jul 201623min
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister - Mehmet Simsek
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Mehmet Simsek, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister. The attempted coup in Turkey may have been crushed but has it exposed weaknesses in the hold in power of President Erdogan? Aroun...
20 Jul 201623min
Venezuelan opposition leader - Maria Corina Machado
Venezuela's economy is in meltdown. It's shrinking faster than any other country in the world. Inflation is at nearly 500% and most people say they can no longer afford to buy enough food. Maria Cori...
18 Jul 201623min
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim
HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi speaks to Turkey’s Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, in his first extensive international broadcast interview since being sworn into office in May.
15 Jul 201623min
