Moise Katumbi, opposition politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Moise Katumbi says he'll run for president at the next election in DR Congo.

• 23 mins

Vice President of Zimbabwe (2004 – 2014) - Joice Mujuru

How tainted is Joice Mujuru by her long association with the ZANU-PF party?

• 22 mins

Former US Senator for Florida Bob Graham

Will the liberal politics espoused by the former senator ever be back in fashion?

• 23 mins

Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice-Chairman of Open Russia

HARDtalk speaks to Vladimir Kara-Murza, vice chairman of the Open Russia group.

• 23 mins

Zimbabwe's Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi

Should 93 year old Robert Mugabe be standing for another Presidential term?

• 23 mins

Joshua Wong, Secretary General of Demosisto political party, Hong Kong

HARDtalk speaks to Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong

• 23 mins

Deputy Leader of the Turkey's Republican People's Party - Selin Sayek Böke

Does Turkey's main opposition party have a credible alternative vision for the country?

• 23 mins

Ben Ferencz, Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Nazi Trials

What does the last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg Nazi trials think they achieved?

• 23 mins

South African Anti-Apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada

After 26 years in jail the veteran anti-apartheid activist had no time for bitterness

• 23 mins

Former interrogator for the CIA, James Mitchell

Did the CIA’s enhanced interrogation programme amount to torture?

• 23 mins

Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA - Allen Ault

Why is a former head of state-sanctioned executions now an opponent of the death penalty?

• 22 mins

Sir Ian McKellen - Actor

'My campaigning is about allowing people to be themselves' - McKellen on gay rights

• 23 mins

Italy's Europe Minister - Sandro Gozi

How does the EU need to change if it is to win over the next generation of Italians?

• 22 mins

Economist Sir Paul Collier

Can the refugee crisis be solved using one simple idea?

• 23 mins

Psychologist Jan Kizilhan

Jan Kizilhan has helped bring over a thousand Yazidi females from Iraq to Germany.

• 23 mins

Executive Secretary of UN ESCWA 2010-2017 - Rima Khalaf

Why did a UN agency publish a report that categorised Israel as an apartheid state?

• 23 mins

Philosopher and Writer - Pascal Bruckner

Is France living through an age of decline?

• 22 mins

Russia's Ambassador to the EU - Vladimir Chizhov

Will Russia promise not to pervert democracy in Europe?

• 23 mins

Bishop Angaelos - Coptic Orthodox Church UK

Do Christians have a future in the Middle East?

• 23 mins

Son of Hans Frank, Governor General of Nazi Occupied Poland - Niklas Frank

Niklas Frank on his father's crimes and the legacy of the Nazi era

• 23 mins

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim

Is Turkey sliding towards one-party dictatorship?

• 23 mins

UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Yemen - Jamie McGoldrick

Is the UN losing the struggle to save millions of lives?

• 22 mins

Police Minister of South Africa - Fikile Mbalula

As the scandals pile up, are we witnessing the slow death of the ANC?

• 23 mins

Former US North Korea negotiator Christopher Hill

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to the American diplomat Christopher Hill.

• 23 mins

Emmaunel Macron advisor Sylvie Goulard MEP

Shaun Ley speaks to French MEP Sylvie Goulard who has advised President-elect Macron.

• 23 mins

Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade - Charles Flanagan

Will Brexit have catastrophic consequences across the Irish Sea?

• 22 mins

Director of Europol - Rob Wainwright

Are the cyber-crooks several steps ahead of the cyber-cops?

• 23 mins

Speaker of the Venezuelan Parliament Julio Borges

Stephen Sackur talks to the speaker of the opposition-controlled National Assembly.

• 22 mins

Nigeria's Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu

Can oil dependent Nigeria transform itself into a modern trading economy?

• 23 mins

Turkish Author - Elif Shafak

Does the West get anywhere close to understanding Turkey's complex culture and politics?

• 22 mins

Midlle East Specialist - Gilles Kepel

In the wake of Manchester is the West any closer to an effective counter terror strategy?

• 23 mins

Sir Suma Chakrabarti - President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Can a bank make money and promote democratic values?

• 23 mins

Executive Editor of the New York Times - Dean Baquet

Does the New York Times' claim to be fair in its reporting stand up to scrutiny?

• 23 mins

Head of UN Mission in South Sudan - David Shearer

What hope is there for the people of South Sudan?

• 22 mins

US Politician - Bernie Sanders

Did Bernie Sanders plant the seeds of a political revolution in the United States?

• 22 mins

Civil Rights Activist - Rachel Dolezal

Is our racial identity something we can define for ourselves?

• 22 mins

Nicola Benyahia - Founder of anti-radicalisation service Families for Life

How best to stop young men being drawn into jihadi terrorism?

• 23 mins

US Democratic Party Insider - Jake Sullivan

Is President Trump proving effective in important foreign policy issues?

• 22 mins

Economist Stephen King

Economist Stephen King explains why globalization might be going into reverse.

• 23 mins

Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister - Alexander De Croo

Does Europe view Britain's travails with sympathy or relish?

• 23 mins

Former President of Russian Railways - Vladimir Yakunin

Are cracks showing in the Putin project?

• 23 mins

Philippines Senator - Antonio Trillanes

Is President Duterte taking the Philippines and the region in a new direction?

• 23 mins

South Africa's Public Protector (2009-2016) - Thuli Madonsela

Are allegations of cronyism and corruption against President Zuma about to be dismissed?

• 23 mins

Screenwriter and LGBTQ Activist Dustin Lance Black

Stephen Sackur speaks to the American Screenwriter and LGBTQ activist Dustin Lance Black

• 23 mins

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon

Moshe Ya'alon was Israel's Minister of Defence from 2013 until he resigned in May 2016.

• 23 mins

US Senator for Connecticut (1989-2013) - Joe Lieberman

Is Donald Trump fundamentally changing America's global role?

• 23 mins

Prosecutor, International Criminal Court - Fatou Bensouda

What does Fatou Bensouda, a Prosecutor at the ICC, say in the Court's defence?

• 23 mins

Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria - Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai

Is the Nigerian army effective in securing the country?

• 23 mins

Writer and activist - Naomi Klein

Are radical policies needed to address the current ills of the US?

• 23 mins

Recep Tayyip Erdogan - President of Turkey

Is President Erdogan a danger to democracy in Turkey?

• 23 mins

Zimbabwe opposition leader - Welshman Ncube

Can Zimbabwe's opposition defeat President Robert Mugabe in elections next year?

• 23 mins

Composer Mohammed Fairouz

His aim is to foster cultural crossover ; can this US-Emirati artist avoid taking sides?

• 23 mins

UAE's Ambassador to Russia - Omar Saif Ghobash

What does the UAE hope to achieve by isolating Qatar?

• 23 mins

Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister - Ghassan Hasbani

Is it the right time for Syrian refugees to return home to safe zones?

• 23 mins

Director General of the IPPF - Tewodros Melesse

Does the IPPF's support of abortion justify the halt in US government funding?

• 23 mins

Mother of Deceased 'IS' fighter - Nicola Benyahia

How best to close the door on the home-grown Jihadis?

• 23 mins

Vice President of Iraq - Dr Ayad Allawi

Does Iraq have a viable future?

• 23 mins

Former Governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the former Governor of the Bank of France Christian Noyer

• 23 mins

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Poland - Witold Waszczykowski

Is Poland turning away from liberal democracy?

• 23 mins

Anti-Maduro Dissident - Isaias Medina

Can Maduro outlast his enemies?

• 23 mins

Acting Director General, Al Jazeera Media Network - Mostefa Souag

Is Al Jazeera's future safe?

• 23 mins

Former South African Finance Minister - Pravin Gordhan

Does the ANC need to be broken up to enable South Africa to thrive?

• 23 mins

Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili

Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikheil Saakashvili who served two terms as Georgian President .

• 24 mins

MEP for South-East England - Daniel Hannan

If Brexit is not a clean break, then what is the point?

• 23 mins

American Civil Rights Activist - Richard Cohen

How fanciful is the notion of a 21st century American civil war?

• 24 mins

Former North Korea Detainee - Kenneth Bae

How do you survive the North Korean labour camp system?

• 23 mins

US Senator Lindsey Graham

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on the impact of President Trump

• 23 mins

CEO of Air Asia - Tony Fernandes

Is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to business success?

• 23 mins

US Deputy Secretary of State, 2007-2009 - John Negroponte

Does Trump's presidency mark a permanent shift in America's global role?

• 23 mins

Writer Howard Jacobson

Is social media bad for public discourse?

• 23 mins

Olusegun Obasanjo - Former President of Nigeria (1999-2007)

How will Africa cope with an impending population explosion?

• 23 mins

Former President of South Africa (2008-2009) - Kgalema Motlanthe

Has South Africa's governing African National Congress hit rock bottom?

• 23 mins

Secretary-General of the United Nations - Antonio Guterres

Does the UN have the moral clout and authority to handle pressing world crises?

• 23 mins

Hungary’s Foreign Minister - Péter Szijjártó

Why the EU's migration policy is the most serious threat to security in Europe.

• 23 mins

Prime Minister of Italy, 2011-2013 - Mario Monti

Are reports of the EU’s resurgence premature?

• 23 mins

Nobel Prize Winning Author - Orhan Pamuk

What is the key to understanding Orhan Pamuk's Turkey?

• 23 mins

Russian Foreign Affairs Spokesman Konstantin Kosachev

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Russian parliamentarian Konstantin Kosachev.

• 23 mins

Pakistan's Foreign Minister - Khawaja Asif

Is Pakistan at risk of losing allies over its inability to control militants?

• 24 mins

France's Minister for European Affairs - Nathalie Loiseau

Can President Macron fix awkward realities in France and elsewhere in Europe?

• 23 mins

Deputy Leader, Alternative for Germany Party - Beatrix Von Storch

What difference will the Alternative for Germany party make to Germany?

• 23 mins

Wilko Johnson: A cult hero of rock music

In an interview from 2017, Stephen Sackur speaks to the much-loved guitarist

• 23 mins

Author - Dan Brown

Is there still public appetite for Dan Brown’s high fibre blockbuster novels?

• 23 mins

Intelligence and Security chief, Kurdistan Regional Government - Masrour Barzani

Will the recent Kurdish referendum deliver even less than what the Kurds have now?

• 23 mins

Actor and Activist - Jane Fonda

How dark is the reality behind Hollywood's glitz?

• 23 mins

Film Director - Barbet Schroeder

What do Hollywood films teach us about the nature of evil?

• 23 mins

Shadow Foreign Secretary, UK - Emily Thornberry MP

What would the UK opposition party do about Brexit?

• 23 mins

Professor of Robot Ethics Alan Winfield

Are we creating machines which could turn the dark visions of science fiction into fact?

• 23 mins

Former Judge, South Africa Constitutional Court - Albie Sachs

He says the post-apartheid constitution is one of the world's best. Why do some disagree?

• 23 mins

CEO of The King Center - Dr Bernice A King

Does the daughter of Martin Luther King believe racism is on the rise again in the US?

• 23 mins

Zambia's Opposition Leader - Hakainde Hichilema

Is Zambia's opposition leader destabilising the country?

• 23 mins

Republican Left of Catalonia party - Alfred Bosch

Have the secessionists scored a massive own goal?

• 23 mins

US Energy Secretary (2013–2017) - Ernest Moniz

How significant will President Trump’s U-turns on Obama-era agreements prove to be?

• 23 mins

Chairman, European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee - David McAllister MEP

How far does Berlin want to push EU integration?

• 23 mins

Conservative Party MP, UK - Jacob Rees-Mogg

Can the UK Tory party get out of the quagmire it's in?

• 23 mins

Saudi Journalist - Jamal Khashoggi

Is the Saudi drama about raw power or real reform?

• 23 mins

Comedian - Kathy Griffin

Should anything be off limits in comedy?

• 23 mins

President and CEO, International Rescue Committee - David Miliband

Why are governments around the world are failing to meet the migration challenge?

• 23 mins

Director - Baz Luhrmann

How did a boy from the Australian backwoods get to make his celluloid dreams come true?

• 23 mins

Former Managing Director of Leeds United - David Haigh

Is it safe to do business in the United Arab Emirates?

• 23 mins