American Journalist Held Hostage in Syria, 2012 - 2014 - Theo Padnos
Taken hostage in Syria and held by the Nusra Front, which is allied to al-Qaeda, American journalist Theo Padnos was beaten and abused for nearly two years. He says the most bitter moment of his capti...
16 Jan 201723min
Sudan People's Liberation Movement in-Opposition - Angelina Teny
Zeinab Badawi speaks to, Angelina Teny, from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in-Opposition. The people of South Sudan have known little peace for many decades and independence in 2011 has broug...
13 Jan 201723min
President of the Council on Foreign Relations - Richard Haass
We are about to see what kind of impact Donald Trump's presidency will have on the US and the world beyond. From big power diplomacy with Russia and China, to global trade and climate policy, how diff...
11 Jan 201723min
Psychologist and Trauma Therapist - Jan Kizilhan
Zeinab Badawi speaks to psychologist Jan Kizilhan who has helped bring over a thousand Yazidi females from camps in Iraq to Germany to start a new life. The so-called Islamic State may be coming under...
9 Jan 201723min
Syrian Opposition Negotiating Team Member - Bassma Kodmani
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bassma Kodmani, member of the negotiating team of the Syrian opposition. After six years of terrible bloodshed could 2017 dramatically shift the dynamic of the Syria conflict?...
6 Jan 201723min
Commander UK Joint Forces Command 2013 - 2016 - General Sir Richard Barrons
Stephen Sackur speaks to General Sir Richard Barrons who led the UK’s Joint Forces Command and fought in wars from the Balkans to the Middle East and Afghanistan. How vulnerable is the West in the new...
4 Jan 201723min
Film Director - Mohamed Diab
Stephen Sackur speaks to Egyptian film director, Mohamed Diab. His new film, Eshtebak, or Clash, paints a remarkable picture of the tumult in Egypt which led to the military takeover in 2013. What has...
30 Dec 201623min
Homa Hoodfar, recently released after 112 days imprisoned in Iran
HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian- Iranian academic recently released after 112 days imprisoned in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. Why did a respected anthropologist become an...
21 Dec 201623min
