HARDtalk
Season 22
TV-PG
'HARDtalk' is a 'BBC' television and radio programme broadcast on the UK feed of 'BBC News 24' channel, on International feed of 'BBC World News' channel, and on the radio 'BBC World Service'. 'HARDtalk' provides "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."
Where to Watch HARDtalk • Season 22
106 Episodes
- Peter Boehringer - AfD MP, GermanyE23
Peter Boehringer - AfD MP, GermanyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition deal with the Social Democrats looks fragile, with Germany's biggest opposition party now the right wing Alternative for Germany Party. Peter Boehringer is an AfD MP and newly elected chairman of the influential Parliamentary Budget Committee. How will the AfD seek to use its expanded influence? - Nir Barkat - Mayor of JerusalemE81
Nir Barkat - Mayor of JerusalemHARDTalk is in Jerusalem, an ancient city which arguably stirs more passion, argument and hostility than any other. Israel claims all of it as its eternal, undivided capital - a claim at odds with international law and much world opinion, but boosted by President Trump's decision to move the US embassy there. Stephen Sackur talks to Jerusalem's two term mayor Nir Barkat. Can Israel conclusively win the struggle for Jerusalem? - Alan Duncan MP - Minister of State, UK Foreign OfficeE125
Alan Duncan MP - Minister of State, UK Foreign OfficeTurkey's president Erdogan says the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a savage crime meticulously planned in Riyadh. He wants all those responsible to stand trial in Turkey. As the pressure on the house of Saud mounts, will the kingdom's partners in the west take punitive action? Stephen Sackur speaks to Alan Duncan, minister of state in the UK Foreign Office. Has the time come for Britain to stop lucrative arms exports to Saudi Arabia? - Lee Child, writerE126
Lee Child, writerStephen Sackur speaks to writer Lee Child. Storytelling is one of the most basic human impulses. But few are the storytellers who can draw in millions of readers all over the world, fewer still those who can do it repeatedly. Lee Child's first thriller featuring former military policeman Jack Reacher was published 21 years ago. His latest is his twenty third and his book sales have topped one hundred million. Fans speculate endlessly about what drives Jack Reacher, but what drives Lee Child? - Mark Knopfler - musicianE127
Mark Knopfler - musicianStephen Sackur speaks to musician Mark Knopfler. In the pantheon of rock 'n' roll greats, a special place is reserved for guitar virtuosos - think Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page or Mark Knopfler, frontman of Dire Straits, one of the biggest bands in the world in the 80s and 90s. Unlike so many other rock stars, Knopfler never fully embraced the world of excess and celebrity. He forged a solo career writing, performing and working with the likes of Bob Dylan, Tina Turner and Emmylou Harris. A low-key, grounded rock legend - whoever heard of such a thing?