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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: 06/11/2010 Barry Marshall: Barry Marshall, Scientist

06/11/2010 Barry Marshall

06/11/2010 Barry Marshall: Barry Marshall, Scientist

Barry Marshall, Scientist

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Dr Barry Marshall swallowed bacteria and won a Nobel Prize

Dr Barry Marshall risked his own life to find a cure for stomach ulcers. He succeeded and won a Nobel Prize for Medicine for his efforts

Nobel prize-winner Dr Barry Marshall made a medical discovery which rendered obsolete a multi-billion dollar drugs market aimed at treating stomach ulcers.  

To do this he was his own guinea-pig, deliberately drinking a petri-dish full of bacteria to test out his theory.  

Luckily he lived to tell the tale, and discovered the cure for ulcers - however the medical establishment and drug companies didn't want to listen at first.  

He tells his story to Owen Bennett-Jones.

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