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The world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures interviewed by the BBC

Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

***The Interview is no longer broadcast on-air but you can listen to our archive below.***

A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: Dr Heidi Kastner, Forensic Psychiatrist

14/08/2009

Dr Heidi Kastner, Forensic Psychiatrist

BBC World Service - The Interview Archive, Dr Heidi Kastner, Forensic Psychiatrist

Assessing the mental state of Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years

Assessing the mental state of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years.

Dr Heidi Kastner is the forensic psychiatrist who had to assess the mental state of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian convicted earlier this year of imprisoning and raping his daughter over a 24 year period.

This week on The Interview Dr Kastner tells Carrie Gracie about the challenges of her job - the curiosity which took her into the field and the occasional sense of helplessness that her job inflicts on her.

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