Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Vatican insider widely seen as a possible contender to be Africa’s first pope. The number of observant Catholics is down in the west, rising fast in ...
27 Nov 202323min
Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?
Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez, who was the CIA’s chief of disguise running Cold War operations in Moscow, Havana and beyond.
24 Nov 202323min
Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?
Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux. After 56 years of fine food and Michelin stars, his family restaurant Le Gavroche is closing its doors. He was a torch bearer for...
22 Nov 202323min
Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?
Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to one of President Biden’s closest allies in the US Congress, Democrat Senator Chris Coons. The president’s staunch support for Israel is dividing his part...
17 Nov 202323min
Mark Alford: Do US Republicans have a winning formula?
Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to Republican Congressman Mark Alford, one of Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters on Capitol Hill. With a presidential election less than a year away, does...
17 Nov 202323min
Mervyn King: Global growth and inflation
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England. The international economic outlook is troubled, with geopolitical tensions and climate change heightening uncertainty abou...
13 Nov 202322min
Fiona Hill: Are overseas wars exposing US weaknesses?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Fiona Hill, formerly a Russia expert inside the White House, now an influential analyst of US foreign policy. Joe Biden says US backing for Ukraine and Israel is a vital defen...
10 Nov 202323min
Mustafa Barghouti: What next for the Palestinian people?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mustafa Barghouti, a Palestinian doctor and co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative. When this terrible round of violence does eventually end, what then for the Pale...
7 Nov 202322min
