Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist: Obsession is a driver
John Wilson speaks to British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason about his obsession with music, adjusting to fame and how he’s faced racist abuse.While still a student, he performed to an audience of more th...
9 Sep 202522min
Francis Fukuyama, political economist: America’s Putin-esque direction
Paddy O’Connell speaks to Professor Francis Fukuyama about the threats to liberal democracies around the world. The American political economist and international relations scholar, who is currently...
7 Sep 202522min
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia: How to rebuild a country
Rahul Tandon speaks to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s former president and first woman to be elected to lead an African country. Born in 1938 in what she describes as a prosperous and ‘unusual fam...
31 Aug 202522min
Pete Townshend, musician: Farewell tour doesn’t mean the end
John Wilson speaks to Pete Townshend, songwriter and guitarist of British rock band The Who about the band’s farewell tour of the US.Through his powerful stage presence and pioneering use of technolog...
28 Aug 202522min
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor: Music has the power to unite
Music has the power to uniteMark Savage speaks to Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel about his life and career. Born in the city of Barquisimeto, he’s famous for conducting orchestras all over the...
26 Aug 202522min
Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat : Algorithms don’t drive the truth
Algorithms don’t drive the truthAmol Rajan speaks to Eliot Higgins, founder of the open-source investigative organisation Bellingcat, as the world grapples with the growing threat posed by misinformat...
19 Aug 202522min
Giuseppe Lavazza, CEO of Lavazza: Coffee is a big responsibility
Coffee is a big responsibilityJulia Caesar speaks to Giuseppe Lavazza, chairman of coffee giant Lavazza, about the multiple challenges facing the industry today. Many people around the world say the...
18 Aug 202522min
Captain Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander: We were going to survive
Captain Jim Lovell, commander of the doomed Apollo 13 space mission to the Moon. Jim, who died this month at the age of 97, tells how he helped guide his stricken craft safely back to Earth after it ...
15 Aug 202526min
