HARDtalk — Season 2020

BBC News (Europe) Running

125 Episodes · Premiered January 26, 2020 · Ended December 22, 2020

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Episodes

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Auschwitz survivor Mindu Hornick. Now 90 years old she continues to speak of the past in the hope that we will learn from her experience.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Shaun Ley speaks to Patrick Suckling who spent three years as Australia's ambassador for the environment and believes the threat of global warming is all too real.

Stephen Sackur interviews Jean-Claude Juncker, former president of the European Commission through the Brexit drama. What will Brexit mean for Britain and the European project?

Stephen Sackur speaks to computer hacker Lauri Love. He was charged with hacking secrets from the US military and narrowly avoided extradition.

Stephen Sackur speaks to China's most famous artist, Ai Weiwei, who now lives in the UK and not Beijing. He is a refugee and a migrant of sorts, so how has that affected his creative output?

Britain is formally out of the European Union, but for how much longer will it be a United Kingdom? Stephen Sackur interviews Ian Blackford, the SNP leader in the UK Parliament.

Stephen Sackur interviews South African actor John Kani. He's been in Hollywood blockbusters and in his own West End play. How hard is it to tell South Africa's post-apartheid story?

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Stephen Sackur interviews Len McCluskey, leader of Unite the Union and the UK Labour Party's biggest financial backer. Can their choice of Jeremy Corbyn's successor save the party?

Stephen Sackur interviews economist and columnist Paul Krugman, whose latest book suggests America's political and economic future is threatened by zombie ideas.

Stephen Sackur interviews Agnes Callamard, a human rights investigator serving as the UN Special Rapporteur on extra judicial killing. Have her investigations become futile?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur interviews Halima Aden, a supermodel who challenged a host of stereotypes. She is a refugee from Somalia's civil war; she's Muslim and follows a modest dress code.

Stephen Sackur interviews Tarana Burke; she first coined the phrase MeToo, long before the Harvey Weinstein case. She continues to reach out to marginalised women and girls.

Stephen Sackur speaks to US lawyer Alan Dershowitz, one of America's most high profile and outspoken lawyers. He's a skilled lawyer, has he used those skills wisely?

Stephen Sackur interviews Gabriel Attal, the French minister for youth and a rising star in president Macron's party. Why has the Macron magic worn off so quickly?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Dr Yasser Abu Jamei, director of Gaza's biggest mental health programme. What happens to a people living with trauma and collective despair?

Shaun Ley speaks to Professor David Heymann from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Is the World Health Organisation moving fast enough to tackle COVID-19?

Zeinab Badawi asks Mmusi Maimane what his resignation says about the state of politics in South Africa and his ambitions for the new Movement for One South Africa.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Shaun Ley speaks to David Tait. After suffering sexual abuse as a child, and a breakdown, has David Tait found a way to deal with the pain of the past?

Zeinab Badawi is in Johannesburg, interviewing William Kentridge. He is considered one of the world's greatest living artists. He is versatile, hard-hitting and his talent spans many different genres. How has South Africa's difficult, violent and racist past influenced his work?

Stephen Sackur interviews US congressman Anthony Brown. In the Democratic Party's search for the best candidate to beat Donald Trump, is Joe Biden really the best they can do?

Shaun Ley interviews Dr Mufaddal Hamadeh, president of the Syrian American Medical Society. After nine years of war, have we become indifferent to Syria's pain?

Zeinab Badawi interviews Ian Goldin, a professor on globalisation and development, who six years ago predicted that the next financial crash would be caused by a pandemic.

Stephen Sackur travels to Scotland and northern France to see if fishing has the potential to derail progress in the UK - EU trade talks that must conclude by the end of the year.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Sinn Fein's Eoin O Broin. Does the political uncertainty in Ireland make it especially vulnerable to the effects of coronavirus?

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Stephen Sackur speaks to Laurence Boone, chief economist at the global economic forum, the OECD. Will we get the right response to coronavirus to stop economic disaster?

Stephen Sackur interviews acclaimed writer and businesswoman Margaret Heffernan, who published a book challenging the fetishisation of forecasting. Is it time to embrace uncertainty?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General. How realistic are his proposals to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and who will pay for them?

Stephen Sackur interviews Ola Kallenius, the CEO of Daimler, one of Europe's biggest vehicle manufacturers.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur interviews one of the UK's best-loved and most successful actors, Brian Cox. He is currently in New York, the US city worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO. Has his organisation risen to the massive challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to former UK foreign secretary David Miliband. What kind of world will emerge from the coronavirus pandemic?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Gordon Brown, who is leading an effort to get G20 leaders to commit to a massive joint response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stephen Sackur speaks to WHO special envoy for Covid-19 David Nabarro. With the WHO at the centre of a political storm, is his organisation failing its greatest test?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungary's state secretary for international communication Zoltan Kovacs. Has the battle against Covid-19 ushered in the EU's first de facto dictatorship?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Italy's Minister for European Affairs Vincenzo Amendola. Are the country's leaders capable of meeting this once in a lifetime challenge?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari. What 21st century lesson can we draw from the spread of Covid-19?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the veteran Chinese ambassador in London Liu Xiaoming. Is China the villain or the hero of this pandemic?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld. Has Covid-19 exposed the weakness at the heart of the European project?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Israeli historian and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari. What 21st century lesson can we draw from the spread of Covid-19?

Stephen Sackur speaks to senior Democratic party official and candidate for the US Senate Jaime Harrison. Has Covid-19 changed America's political landscape?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Sweden's chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the architect of a controversial no lockdown strategy that continues to stir interest across the world. Has it worked?

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Stephen Sackur speaks to French finance minister Bruno Le Maire. Is the Covid-19 pandemic taking the EU in a new direction?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Rocco Forte, boss of a string of luxury hotels. What future is there for an industry that depends on mobility and confidence?

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Stephen Sackur speaks to writer and historian Rutger Bregman. Do we humans massively underestimate our capacity to change things for the better?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the former Governor of India's Reserve Bank and IMF Chief Economist Raghuram Rajan. Do the old rules of fiscal discipline no longer apply?

In India the coronavirus crisis has deepened tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority. Is prime minister Modi stoking communal tensions even in a national emergency?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Finance Minister of Portugal and Head of the Eurozone Group of Ministers, Mário Centeno.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

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Stephen Sackur speaks to the president of the International Criminal Court, judge Chile Eboe-Osuji. Is it time to conclude that the ICC's grand ambitions will never be realised?

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