Musician and Former Child Solider - Emmanuel Jal
In a special edition of HARDtalk broadcast live from London, as part of the BBC’s Freedom Season, Zeinab Badawi speaks to the acclaimed South Sudanese singer and political activist, Emmanuel Jal. He w...
4 Apr 201423min
Suspended Head of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) - Zwelinzima Vavi
South Africa holds elections in May and complaints from workers are getting louder. Unofficial figures show that nearly half of the working population does not have a proper job. So what happened to t...
2 Apr 201423min
President of Zambia (1964 -1991) - Kenneth Kaunda
As part of the BBC’s Freedom season, Zeinab Badawi speaks to Kenneth Kaunda – leader of the struggle for independence, he was sentenced to hard labour in prison by the British before he went on to bec...
30 Mars 201423min
Artistic Director/Lead Principal, English National Ballet - Tamara Rojo
Tamara Rojo - artistic director and lead principal of the English National Ballet - talks about her new production, a ballet about one of the bloodiest conflicts in the 20th Century, which is part of ...
26 Mars 201423min
Chairman, China International Capital Corporation - Jin Liqun
Since the financial meltdown of 2008, China has been the key driver of growth in the global economy. In Beijing, it is easy to see how the country's brand of command capitalism has transformed infrast...
24 Mars 201424min
President of Bulgaria - Rosen Plevneliev
There has been widespread condemnation of Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin’s decision to absorb Crimea after its referendum to break away from Ukraine. But Moscow says that any further sanctions imp...
21 Mars 201423min
Spokesman for Vladimir Putin - Dmitry Peskov
Stephen Sackur speaks to Dmitry Peskov, spokesman to Russia’s President Putin following the decision of EU and US leaders to impose sanctions. With international pressure mounting against the Kremlin,...
19 Mars 201423min
Artist - Ai Weiwei
Hardtalk is in Beijing for a special interview with China’s most famous artist and dissident, Ai Weiwei. Under constant surveillance, prevented from leaving the country, how does this artist push back...
17 Mars 201423min
