Gavin Esler talks to author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She is a 29-year old Nigerian writer, whose latest novel won the Orange Prize for fiction this year. Show more

Gavin Esler talks to Irish poet Seamus Heaney about his decision to not take sides in the Troubles and his belief that poetry can offer comfort in a world blighted by violence. Show more

Gavin Esler talks to potter Grayson Perry, one of Britain's most high profile artists. He explains why he actively embraces the 'transvestite potter' label. Show more

Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, talks to Gavin Esler about what he learned from his years of struggle. Show more

In a special debate, Gavin Esler talks to two leading figures from the British art world, to discuss how politics and art should mix. Show more

In an exclusive interview to mark the release of her new film Tell No One, Gavin Esler talks to acclaimed actress Kristin Scott Thomas. Show more

Gavin Esler talks to author Kiran Desai. Kiran exploded onto the world literary scene winning the Booker Prize for fiction with her novel The Inheritance of Loss. Show more

Gavin Esler talks to film director John Boorman. He tells Gavin why his film, The Tiger's Tail, depicts a country gripped by greed, corruption and materialism. Show more

A 2006 interview in which Gavin Esler talks to Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, best known for the films Ghost and Dirty Dancing, who has died following a long battle with cancer. Show more

Gavin Esler talks to Marie Helvin, one of the most photographed faces of the 1970s and 1980s who has decided to return to modelling in her fifties in a notoriously ageist industry. Show more

Novelist Barbara Kingsolver talks to Gavin Esler about her latest project, a personal investigation into America's food industry.

Brenda Blethyn tells Gavin Esler how she built herself an acting career - an idea she admits seemed 'far fetched' to an impoverished youngster from Ramsgate after the war.

Razia Iqbal interviews Joyce Carol Oates, one of America's most prolific writers. As a chronicler of the American experience, what does she think America has learned about itself? Show more

It's been 30 years since the Bee Gees released Saturday Night Fever. Robin Gibb talks about the loss of his brother and why the Bee Gees are still popular today. Show more

An interview with Amjad Ali Khan, one of India's best-known classical musicians and an acknowledged master of the sarod, a fretless string instrument that is very difficult to play. Show more

Gavin Esler interviews singer Deborah Harry, the iconic face of Blondie – a band that helped define the sound of new wave. Show more

Haroon is one of Pakistan's biggest pop stars. Razia Iqbal talks to him about the place of pop music in modern Pakistan. Show more

Gavin Esler interviews crime novelist Ian Rankin, the creator of Detective Inspector Rebus. Show more

Interviews with newsworthy personalities. Gavin Esler talks to Michael Chabon, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Show more

Razia Iqbal talks to Charles Correa, India's most renowned architect and urban planner. He explains why Indian cities offer the country's best hope for the future.