Stephen Sackur speaks to the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Albudaiwi. Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza? Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to far right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman, whose Religious Zionism party is in Prime Minister Netanyahu's ruling coalition. Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the UN's refugee agency for Palestinians. With Israel vowing to resume its war on Hamas, could Gaza soon be unliveable? Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol. Is it time to admit the much-vaunted global energy transition is veering off course? Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. The UK government paints president Paul Kagame in positive colours, how does that sit with his opponents? Show more

Stephen Sackur’s 2006 interview with Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, who died earlier this month at the age of 93.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Vatican insider widely seen as a possible contender to be Africa's first pope. Is the Catholic church at a crossroads? Show more

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned in Iran. Her husband Taghi Rahmani talks about courage, sacrifice and one woman’s fight for freedom. Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to former US spy Jonna Mendez. In the current era of electronic surveillance, cyber hacking and AI, does human intelligence gathering still matter? Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to the master chef and restaurateur Michel Roux. He was a torch-bearer for a British culinary revolution, but is the business of fine food turning sour? Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s former prime minister Naftali Bennett, who is a staunch supporter of Israel’s military assault in Gaza. Show more

Stephen Sackur looks back at some of HARDtalk's most impactful and thought-provoking interviews of 2023.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Paul Caruana Galizia, whose journalist mother Daphne was assassinated in Malta for exposing endemic corruption and sleaze. Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola, a key player in the country's genocide case against Israel presented to the International Court of Justice. Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski. Poland has been a key pillar of the western alliance supporting Ukraine against Putin’s invasion. Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Prof Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian academic who has advised his government during nuclear negotiations. Show more

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish whose three daughters and niece were killed in an Israeli tank strike on his home in the Gaza Strip in 2009. Show more

Stephen Sackur speaks to Regina Ip, an influential pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong. For years China has been tightening its grip on the territory. What is Hong Kong's future? Show more

Sarah Montague is at Nato’s headquarters in Brussels to speak to its outgoing secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is Putin preparing for a war with Nato? Show more

Stephen Sackur interviews Northern Irish actor Ciarán Hinds. Right now, Northern Ireland is a creative powerhouse; why, and will it last? Show more