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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: 10/07/2010 Barbara Want: Barbara Want on Grief

10/07/2010 Barbara Want

10/07/2010 Barbara Want: Barbara Want on Grief

Barbara Want on Grief

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Barbara Want talks about the grief she felt after the death of her husband.

Barbara Want describes the torment she went through after the death of her husband from cancer, which left her as the sole carer for their two young sons.

In a frank and revealing interview Barbara Want describes the torment she went through after the death of her husband from cancer. 

It left her as the sole carer for their two young sons, and after three years she still feels the raw pain of the loss. 

She talks to Owen Bennett Jones about grief and why she thinks many people aren't very good at dealing with it.

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