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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: 25/02/2011 Gerry Conlon: Gerry Conlon, Wrongly Imprisoned

25/02/2011 Gerry Conlon

25/02/2011 Gerry Conlon: Gerry Conlon, Wrongly Imprisoned

Gerry Conlon, Wrongly Imprisoned

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Gerry Conlon on the horror of being wrongfully imprisoned

Gerry Conlon was wrongfully imprisoned in Britain for 15 years and suffered torture and abuse. He tells Carrie Gracie that his release 20 years ago wasn't the end of it.

Gerry Conlon spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. 

He was one of the so-called Guildford Four, jailed in 1975 for an IRA pub bombing which killed five people and injured more than 60. Other members of his family were also wrongfully imprisoned for terrorist offences, including his father - who was to die in prison. 

In 2005 the then British prime minister Tony Blair apologised to Gerry Conlon and the others in his case and he was awarded compensation. But on The Interview he tells Carrie Gracie that he still can't move on and his life has been ruined.

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