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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: 04/02/2011 Henry and Patrick Cockburn: Henry and Patrick Cockburn, Living with Schizophrenia

04/02/2011 Henry and Patrick Cockburn

04/02/2011 Henry and Patrick Cockburn: Henry and Patrick Cockburn, Living with Schizophrenia

Henry and Patrick Cockburn, Living with Schizophrenia

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An inside view of living with schizophrenia

Henry Cockburn describes his experiences of schizophrenia after six years living in mental hospitals. While his father Patrick talks about his battle to find a future for his son

Henry Cockburn describes his experiences of schizophrenia as he emerges from six years of living in mental hospitals. While his father Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning foreign correspondent, talks about his battle to find a future for his son who was diagnosed with this cruel mental illness at the age of 20. 

They talk to Carrie Gracie on The Interview.

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