The Palestinian leadership says it is about to ask the United Nations to vote on a place called Palestine becoming the UN's 194th member state. But what would such a move mean? Show more

Tim Franks talks to Stavros Lambrinidis, the Greek Foreign Minister. Can Greece and Europe really escape debt, or default, or devaluation? Show more

Tim Franks talks to Tyler Hamilton, a former teammate and roommate of Lance Armstrong's, about cycling and doping allegations against Armstrong. Show more

Is football's health a cause for rejoicing or does its enormous wealth contrast with a poverty of good behaviour? Tim Franks speaks to Gordon Taylor. Show more

Amid a 50-year conflict between the state and left-wing rebels, Tim Franks speaks to the Colombian government's chief peace negotiator, Sergio Jaramillo. Can he make a deal? Show more

Stephen Sackur talks to the newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Show more

Michael Sandel is a philosopher who argues that commercial markets are intruding on all parts of life. But how do you draw up the rules for the moral limits of markets? Show more

Could we soon see a cure for HIV/Aids? Francoise Barre-Sinoussi argues that the need to pour money into fighting one of the world's most deadly diseases is as great as ever. Show more

Tim Franks speaks to the Portuguese finance minister Maria Luis Albuquerque about her country's battered economy, saving the single currency, and keeping Greece inside the euro. Show more

Tim Franks asks the boss of Allianz Global Investors about economic turmoil, the future of pension management and equity investing. He asks how brutal could the economic future be. Show more

Tim Franks speaks to Najeeb Al Nauimi, a prominent Arab lawyer. Having defended dictators and those accused of terrorism he now represents a poet jailed for life in Qatar. Show more

Tim Franks talks to French Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli who, at 28, has decided to retire from the game. What does that say about the health of tennis? Show more

Tim Franks asks Mohamoud Nur what persuaded him to leave his home life in London to become mayor of Mogadishu, one of the most violent and corrupt capital cities in the world. Show more

Tim Franks asks Lord Woolf, former lord chief justice of England and Wales, whether the British government is on a constitutional collision course with the judiciary. Show more

Tim Franks speaks to Leonid Kozhara, foreign policy advisor to the Ukrainian president. With some of the government's critics in jail, has Ukraine turned its back on the EU? Show more

Tim Franks talks to author AB Yehoshua. His latest book is seen by some as a powerful allegory of the journey Israeli Jews need now to take. Show more

Tim Franks speaks to singer, songwriter and self-confessed 'accidental' pop star Don McLean, whose American Pie manuscript was auctioned for more than a million dollars. Show more

Tim Franks asks Hamid Al-Bayati, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, just how much influence Iran has on Iraq's foreign policy. Show more

Tim Franks speaks to politically outspoken crime writer, Henning Mankell, about his response to the recent massacre in Norway. Show more

French tennis player and Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announced last year she was retiring from tennis at the age of only 28. What does that say about the health of tennis? Show more