Kwame Kwei-Armah: Are audiences prepared to engage?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director of the Young Vic theatre in London. His work poses questions about race, identity, equality and justice. In an era of political polarisatio...
2 Aug 202323min
Isabella Tree: Is rewilding a pathway to a healthier planet?
Stephen Sackur is at the Knepp Estate in the south of England to speak to conservationist Isabella Tree. Her estate is a world-renowned example of rewilding but is she building a pathway to a healthie...
30 Juli 202323min
Agnes Callamard: Is Amnesty facing a credibility crisis?
Holding governments to account for their abuses of human rights is hard. It requires focused forensic investigation, impartiality and no little courage. For six decades, Amnesty International has been...
26 Juli 202323min
Lewis Pugh: Pushing the limits of the human body
Stephen Sackur speaks to the master of extreme swimming Lewis Pugh. From the North Pole to Antarctica, his death-defying swims are designed to focus attention on the damaging impact of climate change ...
23 Juli 202322min
Gabriel Boric: Can the new left bring change to Chile?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric. Still just 37, he was elected amid excited talk of a new brand of progressive left politics in Latin America - but his ratings have plum...
21 Juli 202323min
Mikhail Zygar: Is Putin in a vulnerable position?
Zeinab Badawi speaks to dissident Russian journalist and writer Mikhail Zygar, who has rare insights into the inner workings of the Kremlin. After the challenge to Vladimir Putin’s power and an abort...
19 Juli 202323min
Tomás Saraceno: What does 'being human' mean?
Stephen Sackur interviews one of the world’s most innovative contemporary artists, Tomás Saraceno. His work involves spiders, balloons, dust and air. At its heart is a challenge to us all: Are we read...
17 Juli 202322min
Laurence Boone: Can France's government deal with social divisions?
Does France’s government have a clear strategy to deal with the deep social and economic divisions that led to the worst outbreak of violence and rioting for years, following the killing of a French y...
14 Juli 202323min
