Petr Pavel, Czech President: Russia cannot stand economic pressure
Maria Jevstafjeva speaks to Czech President, Petr Pavel about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Pavel was elected to the role in 2023, having retired from a military career that began w...
3 Aug 202522min
John Kerry, Former US Secretary of State: We face a special challenge in America
We face a special challenge in America.James Naughtie speaks to veteran US politician John Kerry about the state of American politics and his long career at the top of global affairs.As well as standi...
29 Juli 202522min
Sergei Tikhanovsky, Belarussian opposition activist: Belarus will be free
Sarah Rainsford speaks to Belarussian opposition activist Sergei Tikhanovsky about his imprisonment after challenging the country’s authoritarian leader, President Lukashenko. He spent five years of...
27 Juli 202522min
Guli Francis-Dehqani, Church of England Bishop: We were outsiders
Bishop Guli is currently the Bishop of Chelmsford, a city in England, but it is also being reported that she’s one of the leading candidates to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the most seni...
22 Juli 202522min
Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor: Europe was free-riding on US
Europe was free-riding on USNick Robinson speaks to Friedrich Merz, the new German Chancellor, about the future of Europe’s defence amid the growing threat posed by Russia. Merz, the leader of the c...
20 Juli 202522min
Donald Trump, US President: I’m disappointed with Putin
“I'm just disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him”The BBC’s Chief North America Correspondent, Gary O’Donoghue, speaks to US President Donald Trump in a wide-ranging telephone interview from th...
16 Juli 202522min
Catherine Corless, Irish historian: I’m going to be a voice for these children
I’m going to be a voice for these childrenChris Page, the BBC’s Ireland correspondent speaks to the Irish historian Catherine Corless, who has changed history in her own country.When she began to rese...
13 Juli 202522min
Keith Siegel, freed Israeli hostage: I pray for peace
I pray for peace. Nick Beake speaks to released Israeli hostage Keith Siegel about his experience of captivity in Gaza, of the suffering he says he witnessed at the hands of Hamas and the moment he ...
8 Juli 202522min
