Judith Butler: Gender and identity
Stephen Sackur speaks to philosopher Judith Butler, who has been at the centre of the fierce debate about sex, gender and self-identity for three decades. Their new book suggests those sceptical of ge...
25 Mar 202423min
Luis Abinader: Will the Dominican Republic help Haiti?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader. His country’s economy is growing fast, as neighbouring Haiti sinks deeper into an economic and security crisis. Will th...
22 Mar 202423min
Chris Mullin: Have lessons been learned from the Birmingham Six injustice?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former politician and justice campaigner Chris Mullin. He did much to expose the miscarriage of justice which saw six men wrongly convicted of IRA bombings in Birmingham 5...
20 Mar 202423min
Jan Egeland: Is the international community failing to protect the most vulnerable?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. He’s just back from Gaza; before that, he was on the Chad/Sudan border. Hundreds of thousands of people are in...
18 Mar 202423min
Claude Joseph: Can anything save Haiti?
Haiti is on the brink; armed gangs are rampant, basic services are broken, millions of people are at risk. The prime minister is stepping down, and there are calls for armed international intervention...
14 Mar 202423min
Leonid Volkov: Is the anti-Putin movement out of options?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Leonid Volkov, long-time ally and adviser to Russia’s late opposition leader Alexey Navalny. President Vladimir Putin is almost certain to be resoundingly re-elected in upcomi...
13 Mar 202422min
Ericka Huggins: Do the Black Panthers have lessons for Black Lives Matter?
Stephen Sackur is in Oakland, California, to speak to Ericka Huggins, an original member of the 1960s Black Panther Party. She experienced violence, imprisonment and vilification in the controversial ...
13 Mar 202422min
Riyad Mansour: Why are the diplomats failing?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN. Talks to end, or at least suspend, the war in Gaza haven’t worked. The humanitarian situation for two million Palestinians...
13 Mar 202423min
