Twinkle Khanna, author: Indian women’s aspirations have changed
‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle Khanna about the lives of women in 21st century India. ...
22 Nov 202522min
Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor: I turn turmoil into energy
‘So-called turmoil or shortcomings in my life? I turn them into power or energy’Best known for playing the serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 thriller ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, Sir Anthon...
19 Nov 202522min
Noura Erakat, Palestinian-American humans rights lawyer: The law has failed Palestinians
BBC North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal speaks to Noura Erakat, Palestinian-American human rights attorney and professor at Rutgers University. As well as being a legal scholar she is also an o...
17 Nov 202522min
Brandi Carlile, singer-songwriter: I believe in the separation of church and state
‘I believe so profoundly in the separation of church and state, and in the dangers of theocracy creeping into the corners of a democracy’BBC Music Correspondent Mark Savage speaks to US singer-songwri...
14 Nov 202522min
Maria Alyokhina, Russian punk activist: The price of political art was prison
Vitaly Shevchenko speaks to Maria Alyokhina, founding member of the Russian punk activist group Pussy Riot, about the power and the price of protest.Pussy Riot came to the world’s attention with its P...
12 Nov 202522min
Sir Salman Rushdie, author: Writing fiction in a time of lies
James Coomarasamy speaks to acclaimed author Sir Salman Rushdie as he publishes his first work of fiction since surviving a near-fatal attack in 2022, by a man armed with a knife, who is now serving 2...
10 Nov 202522min
Nhial Deng Nhial, South Sudanese politician: South Sudan is being run down
‘There's basically a total failure of governance. Nothing is working. There is very serious political instability that has actually manifested itself in violence all across the country.’James Copnall ...
7 Nov 202522min
