Original version

BBC World News

BBC  World News

BBC News Europe

HARDtalk

Discussion & Talk

Factual

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

BBC News Middle East

BBC News North America

The BBC's international 24-hour news and information channel, as seen by viewers in Africa.

BBC News Africa

BBC News Asia Pacific

BBC News South Asia

BBC News Latin America

Stephen Sackur

Peter Frankopan

HARDtalk: Peter Frankopan - Professor of Global History, Oxford University

Peter Frankopan - Professor of Global History, Oxford University

BBC News - HARDtalk, Peter Frankopan - Professor of Global History, Oxford University

Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Frankopan, a professor of global history and author.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Frankopan, a professor of global history and author. Is Covid-19 accelerating the transition of global power from West to East?

There's plentiful evidence that Covid-19 has inflicted more serious damage on the United States than China. Does that play into a wider narrative about an accelerating transition of global power from West to East? Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Frankopan - a professor of global history and author of the bestselling book Silk Roads. Is the West continuing to overestimate its central importance to the past and the present?

BBC News Channel

An impartial and independent news service offering breaking news, analysis and insight.

A 24-hour impartial and independent news service offering breaking news, analysis and insight. It provides fast and comprehensive coverage of local, UK and international events.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

HARDtalk

Peter Frankopan - Professor of Global History, Oxford University

Contributors

Genres

Brand

BBC News Europe

About BBC World News