Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir
The Interview2 Jun 2023

Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir

Stephen Sackur speaks to American writer, academic and cultural commentator Roxane Gay. Her unflinching, extraordinary memoir Hunger deals with her experience of rape and obesity. How scary is the level of self-exposure in much of her writing?

(Photo: Roxane Gay in the Hardtalk studio)

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Wole Soyinka, Nobel Literature laureate

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Literature laureate

Nobel Literature laureate and Nigerian professor Wole Soyinka is one of the giants of African and world literature, and a passionate advocate and campaigner for human rights. His country recently held...

22 Apr 201923min

Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister, Germany - Olaf Scholz

Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister, Germany - Olaf Scholz

Does Germany need to reboot its economic model? HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur is in Berlin for an exclusive interview with Germany's Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz. 30 years after unific...

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Chairman, Sudan Reform Now - Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani

Chairman, Sudan Reform Now - Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani

How soon can Sudan become a democracy? HARDtalk’s Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sudanese politician Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani, a former ally of deposed president Omer El Bashir - now a member of the oppositi...

17 Apr 201923min

Writer - Edouard Louis

Writer - Edouard Louis

Every so often a writer emerges with a voice so original, distinctive and strong that it is heard far beyond the confines of the book buying public. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Edouard Louis, ...

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Jason Rezaian, journalist imprisoned in Tehran, 2014 - 2016

Jason Rezaian, journalist imprisoned in Tehran, 2014 - 2016

US-Iranian journalist Jason Rezaian was working for the Washington Post in Tehran when he was arrested in July 2014. He was accused of spying for the CIA, tried and convicted on vague charges. He was ...

12 Apr 201923min

Apollo 11 astronaut - Michael Collins

Apollo 11 astronaut - Michael Collins

Fifty years on, what was the significance of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon? Stephen Sackur is in Florida to speak to one of the crew members of the Apollo 11 mission. This year marks the 50th anni...

10 Apr 201923min

Former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns

Former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns

Stephen Sackur speaks to former US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who worked as a top ranking diplomat for three decades, serving five US presidents. The United States of America is still th...

8 Apr 201923min

Philippe Lamberts MEP

Philippe Lamberts MEP

Stephen Sackur talks to the Belgian MEP and member of the European Parliament's Brexit steering group, Philippe Lamberts. Will Britain get another extension to leave the EU?

4 Apr 201923min

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